Tqm UnitWiseQuestionBankand Ans

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QUESTION & KEY (tqm)

UNIT I

PART A

1. Define quality.

It is =to meet the customers needs or satisfying the customer. Conformance to

specifications, fitness for use

2. List the barriers of TQM

One idea may be to look at new industry philosophies around continuous

improvement.

The adoption of 'way of working' philosophies and 'lean' philosophies and how they tiein with TQM.

buzzwords such as 'empowerment', 'training' and 'knowledge-sharing' may be useful in

researching seminars on such topics.

look at how attitudes of employees are improved with 'growth involvement'

An interesting was the 'Fish Philosophy'.

3. What are the dimensions of quality?

performancesuch as acceleration of a vehicle;

that the product will function as expected without failure;reliability

featuresthe extras that are included beyond the basic characteristics;

expected operational life of the product; anddurability

serviceabilityhow readily a product can be repaired

4. Name the criteria for manufacturing organization.

courtesy and friendliness of staff, promptness in resolving complaints, and atmosphere.

the amount of time a customer hasOther definitions of quality in services include time

to wait for the service.

5. Compare manufacturing and service organization

Performance - Consistency

Reliability - Responsiveness to customer needs

Features - Courtesy/friendliness

Durability - Timeliness/promptness

Serviceability - Atmosphere

6. Define the concept of Deming philosophy

Create and communicate to all employees a statement of the aims and purposes of the

company.

Adapt to the new philosophy of the day; industries and economics are always

changing.

7. Define TQM.

TQM. - contributed to our knowledge and understanding of quality today

8. Factors that helps in improving the quality.

Customer satisfaction, retention, empowerment

9. What is fitness of use?

It focuses on how well the product performs its intended function or use. For

example, a Mercedes Benz and a Jeep Cherokee both meet a fitness for use definition

if one considers transportation as the intended function.

10. What is meant by support service?


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Support services provided are often how the quality of a product or service is judged.

Quality does not apply only to the product or service itself; it also applies to the

people, processes, and organizational environment associated with it.

11. Define quality assur ance.

Quality Assurance: TQM guarantees that all the products and even operations in the org.

are of a certain quality standard. This promotes trust to the consumers and also maintains

a healthy environment for employees.

12. Why do we need value for price paid?

Value for price paid is a definition of quality that consumers often use for product or

service usefulness. This is the only definition that combines economics with consumer

criteria; it assumes that the definition of quality is price sensitive.

13. List the psychological criteria of the quality.

Psychological criteria is a subjective definition that focuses on the judgmental evaluation of

what constitutes product or service quality. Different factors contribute to the evaluation,

such as the atmosphere of the environment or the perceived prestige of the product. For

example, a hospital patient may receive average health care, but a very friendly staff may

leave the impression of high quality.

14. Define the quality in manufacturing organization.

Definitions of quality in manufacturing include

performancesuch as acceleration of a vehicle;

reliabilitythat the product will function as expected without failure;

the extras that are included beyond the basic characteristics;features

durabilityexpected operational life of the product; and

serviceabilityhow readily a product

can be repaired.

15. Differentiate manufacturing and service organization.

MANUFACTURING ORGANISATION SERVICE ORGANIZATION


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Conformance to specifications - Tangible factors

Performance - Consistency

Reliability - Responsiveness to customer needs

Features - Courtesy/friendliness

Durability - Timeliness/promptness

Serviceability - Atmosphere

16. What is meant by evolution of quality?

Evolution of quality provides high degree of assurance that manufacturer will consistently

produce medical devices that are safe

Perform as intended

Comply with customer requirements

Comply with regulatory requirements

Have the appropriate degree of quality

17. List first three =quality gurus in TQM.

Walter A. Shewhart

W. Edwards Deming

Taylor

18. List the Pillars of TQM.

Five Pillars of TQM are,

Product

Process

System

People

Leadership

19. Write the stages of industrial cycle applied by TQM.

The TQM is applied to many stages of Industrial Cycle which are listed below:

1. Marketing


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the extras that are included beyond the basic characteristics;features

expected operational life of the product; anddurability

serviceabilityhow readily a product can be repaired

3. What are terms that affects quality in manufacturing organization?

a. Perform as intended

b. Comply with customer requirements

c. Comply with regulatory requirements

d. Have the appropriate degree of quality

4. Explain in detail about the need for TQM

Statistical sampling techniques were used to evaluate quality, and quality control charts were

used to monitor the production process. The meaning of quality for businesses changed

dramatically in the late 1970s. Before then quality was still viewed as something that needed to

be inspected and corrected. However, in the 1970s and 1980s many U.S. industries lost market

share to foreign competition. In the auto industry, manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda

became major players. In the consumer goods market, companies such as Toshiba and Sony led

the way. These foreign competitors were producing lower-priced products with considerably

higher quality. To survive, companies had to make major changes in their quality programs.

Many hired consultants and instituted quality training programs for their employees5. Describe

the barriers of TQM.

6. State the points for Evolution of quality.

Definition evolution of quality

Quality gurus

Contribution by gurus

Comments


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UNIT II

PART-A

1. What is quality planning?

Quality planning is the pre-determined activities in order to achieve conformation to

the requirements

2. Differentiate customer satisfaction and retention.

Customers are important asset to the or ganization, satisfied customers will buy more,

Retention, buy more frequently, and pay their bill promptly

3. Define Employee involvement.

Employee involvement is one approach to improve quality and productivity. It is not

an replacement for management nor is it the final word in quality improvement, it aims

at better meeting of organizational goals at all levels.

4. What is meant by empowerment?

The dictionary meaning of the term empowerment is to invest people with authority.Its

purpose is to tap the enourmous potential that lies within every worker.

5. List the Types of teams

Process improvement teams

cross-functional teams

natural work teams

self-directed/ self managed teams

6. Define 5s concept.


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d) Gap analysis

e) Closing the gap

f) Alignment

g) Implementation

12. Name the categories of quality cost.

a) Internal failure costs - The cost associated with defects that ar e found prior

to transfer of the product to the customer.

b) External failure costs - The cost associated with defects that are found after

product is shipped to the customer.

c) Appraisal costs - The cost incurred in determining the degree of

conformance to quality requirement.

d) Prevention costs - The cost incurred in keeping failure and appraisal

costs to a minimum.

13. How the quality of costs are estimated in a firm.

The companies estimate quality costs for the following reasons :

a) To quantifying the size of the quality problem in the language of money improves

communication between middle managers and upper managers.

b) To identify major opportunities for cost reduction.

c) To identify the opportunities for reducing customer dissatisfaction and associated

threats to product salability.

14. How many types of customers?

There are two types of customers.

Internal customers - each of them receives a product or service and in exchange, providers a

product or service.


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External customers - one who uses the product or service, the one who purchase the product, or

the who influences the sale of the product.

15. Name Three key elements to a partnering relationship

Three key elements to a partnering relationship

i. Long-term commitment

ii. Trust

iii. Shared vision

16. What are the types of sourcing?

Three types of sourcing

a) Sole sourcing

b) Multiple sourcing

c) Single sourcing

17. List the two conditions for the selection and evaluation of suppliers

The two conditions for the selection and evaluation of suppliers

The supplier understands and appreciates the management philosophy of the

organization.

The supplier has a stable management system.

How to motivate work force?

Know thyself

Know your employees

Establish a positive attitude

Share the goals

Monitor progress


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Develop interesting work

Communicate

Celebrate success

20. What is meant by empowerment?

Empowerment is an environment in which people have the ability, the confidence, and the

commitment to take the responsibility and ownership to improve the process and initiate the

necessary steps to satisfy customer requirements within well defined boundaries in order to

achieve organizational values and goals.

PART-B

1. What are the ten conditions for the selection and evaluation of suppliers?

The supplier understands and appreciates the management philosophy of theorganization.


The supplier maintains high technical standards and has the capability of dealingwith future technological innovations.

The supplier can supply precisely those r aw materials and parts required by the

purchaser, and those supplied meet the quality specif ications.The supplier has the capability to produce the amount of production needed or canattain that capability.

There is no danger of the supplier breaching corporate secrets.

The price is right and the delivery dates can be met. In addition, the supplier is

easily accessible in terms of transportation and communication.

The supplier is sincere in implementing the contr act provisions.

The supplier has an effective quality system and improvement program such as

ISO/QS 9000.

The supplier has a track record of customer satisfaction and organization

credibility.

2. How to achieve the best quality through the customer?

Definition of TQM

Benefits


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Advantages

Example to show the best cost.

3. Explain the Traditional tools to improve the quality

Traditional tools to improve the quality :

Pareto diagram

Affinity diagram

Activity diagram

4. What is meant by QFD? E xplain.Quality Function Deployment (QFD) was developed to bring this personal interface to

modern manufacturing and business. In today's industrial society, where the growing

distance between producers and users is a concern, QFD links the needs of the

customer (end user) with design, development, engineering, manufacturing, and service

functions.

QFD is:

Understanding Customer Requirements

Quality Systems Thinking + Psychology + Knowledge/Epistemology

Maximizing Positive Quality That Adds Value

Comprehensive Quality System for Customer Satisfaction

Strategy to Stay Ahead of The Game

5. Explain in detail about the cost of quality

Example with cost of quality

Draw a chart with the analysis

6.Write a brief note theories of motivation.

Herzbergs two factor theor y

Concept of work force.

Empowerment

Team work


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UNIT - III

PART-A

1. List the seven traditional tools.

i. Pareto Diagram

ii. Process Flow Diagram

iii. Cause and Effect Diagram

iv. Check Sheets

v. Histogram

vi. Control Charts

vii. Scatter Diagrams

2. What is meant by six sigma?

It is a set of activities anorgaqnization uses to win and retain customers' satisfaction. it

can be provided before, during, and after the sale fo the product.

3. Define benchmark.

It is systematic method by which organizations can measure themselves against the best

industry practices.

4. Define Affinity diagram


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It is one of the tool to evaluate the quality of a pr oduct.

5. Draw Pareto diagram

It is a diagrammatic tool to improve the quality.

6. Name the terms in benchmarking process.

Planning

Analysis

Integration

Action

Maturity

7. What is meant by FMEA?

FMEA is a systematic tool for identifying:

effects or consequences of a potential product or process failure.

methods to eliminate or reduce the chance of a failure occurring.

8. List the reasons to benchmark?

The essence of benchmarking is the process of borrowing ideas and adapting them to gain

competitive advantage. It is a tool for continuous improvement.

9. Two conditions for the selection and evaluation of suppliers

The supplier understands and appreciates the management philosophy of the organization.


The supplier maintains high technical standards and has the capability of dealing with

future technological innovations.

10.Name any 3 methods in six sigma concepts.

Define : improvement opportunity with an emphasis on increasing customer satisfaction.


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Measure - determine process capability

Analyze - identify the vital few process input variables that affect key product output

variables ( Finding the knobs ).

1. What is meant by kaizen?

Kaizen is a Japanese word for the philosophy that defines managements role in continuously

encouraging and implementing small improvements involving ever yone. It is the process of

continuous improvement in small increments that make the process more efficient, effective,

under control and adaptable.

12. List the characteristics used to measure the performance of a process.

. Quantity

ii. Cost

iii. Time

iv. Accuracy

v. Function

13. What are the elements of customer services ?

identify each market segment

write down the requirements

communicate the requirementsorganise processes

organize the physical spaces

14. What is FMEA?

It is a Failure Mode and Effective Analysis(FMEA) is a systematic tool for identifying:

effects or consequences of a potential product or process failure.

Methods to eliminate or reduce the chance of a failure occurring.

FMEA generates a living document that can be used to anticipate and prevent failures

from occurring.

15. Define loss function for one piece of product.


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Loss function for one piece of product:

Where:

L= Loss in Dollars

y= Quality Characteristic (diameter, concentration, etc)m= Target Value for y

k= Constant (defined below)

What is Taguchis key argument?16.

Taguchi's key argument was that the cost of poor quality goes beyond direct costs tothe manufacturer such as reworking or waste costs. Traditionally manufacturers have

considered only the costs of quality up to the point of shipping out the product.

17. What are the points focused by quality improvement?

Increased Employee Value

Informed Employees

Technical Training

Quality Training

Employee Suggestions

Employee Participation

Higher Quality of Artistry

Personal Development

18. List the qualities of QIT member.

commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, and the success of the organization

good communication and interpersonal skills

a big picture view of the organization and of the industry

a strong commitment to learning and change

representation of a different area and level of the organization

19. List the steps in Benchmarking process

Planning

Analysis

IntegrationAction

Maturity

20. What is meant by QFD?

Quality Function Deployment is a planning tool used to fulfill customer expectations.

It is a disciplined approach to product design, engineering, and production and

provides in-depth evaluation of a product


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PART-B

1. Explain the various methods of six sigma with example.

Six Sigma

Define - improvement opportunity with an emphasis on increasing customer satisfaction.

Measure - determine process capability

Analyze - identify the vital few process input variables that affect key product output

variables ( Finding the knobs ).

Improve - Make changes to process settings, redesign processes, etc. to reduce the number of

defects of key output variables.

Control - Implement process control plans, install real-time process monitoring tools,

standardize processes to maintain levels.

2. Describe the seven traditional tools of TQM.

i. Pareto Diagram

ii. Process Flow Diagram

iii. Cause and Effect Diagram

iv. Check Sheets

v. Histogram

vi. Control Charts


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vii. Scatter Diagrams

3. What is meant by benchmark process? Explain.

Benchmarking is a systematic method by which organizations can measure themselves against

the best industry practices. The essence of benchmarking is the process of borrowing ideas and

adapting them to gain competitive advantage. It is a tool for continuous improvement.

BENCHMARKING PROCESS

1. Planning

2. Analysis3. Integration

4. Action

5. Maturity

4. Discuss the various types of diagrams that are used to improve the quality?

i. Affinity Diagram

ii. Interrelationship Digraph

iii. Tree Diagram

iv. Matrix Diagram

v. Prioritization Matrices

vi. Process Decision Program Chart

vii. Activity Network diagr am


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5. What are the objectives of Performance measures?

Establish baseline measures and reveal trends.

Determine which processes need to be improved.

Indicate process gains and losses.Compare goals with actual performance.

Provide information for individual and team evaluation.

Provide information to make informed decisions.

Determine the overall performance of the organization.

6.List the uses of six sigma.

SERVICE QUALITY

Customer service is the set of activities anorgaqnization uses to win and retain customers'

satisfaction. it can be provided before, during, and after the sale fo the product.

Elements of customer service are:

Organization

1. identify each market segment

2.write down the requirements

3.communicate the requirements

4.organise processes

5.organize the physical spaces

Customer care

6. meet the customer's expectations

7. get the customer point of view

8. deliver what is promised

9. make the customer feel valued

10.respond to all complaints

11.over respond to the customer.

12.provide a clean and comfortable


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UNIT - IV

PART-A

1. List the seven steps in quality planning

Customer needs

b) Customer positioning

c) Predict the future

d) Gap analysis

e) Closing the gap

f) Alignment

g) Implementation

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2. What is meant by QFD?

QFD links the needs of the customer (end user) with design, development,engineering, manufacturing, and service functions.

3. Define cost of quality.

Quality cost is the extra cost incurred due to poor or bad quality of the product or service.

4. List the performance measures.

Simple _

Few in number

Developed by users

Relevance to customerImprovement

Cost

Visible

Timely


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5. What is meant by Taguchi Quality loss function?

The costs of quality would vary with the products deviation on either side of the mean. Thesquared-error loss function has been in use but Taguchi modified the function to represent total

losses.

6. List the points for improvement needs.

Customer retention

Customer satisfaction

Multiple sourcing

7. What is TPM?

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance program which involves a newly

defined concept for maintaining plants and equipment. The goal of the TPM program is

to markedly increase production while, at the same time, increasing employee morale

and job satisfaction

8. Give three characteristics used to define the quality loss function.

Nominalthe-Best Characteristic

Smaller-the-Better Characteristic

Larger-the-Better Characteristic

9. What are the requirements of improvement needs?

Increased Employee Value

Informed Employees

Technical Training

Quality Training


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10. Use of Taguchi quality loss function.

a. To improve the quality

b. To get the market retention

11. What are the benefits of QFD?

i. Customer drivenii. Reduces implementation time

iii. Promotes teamwork

iv. Provides documentation

12. What are the steps required to construct an affinity diagram?

i. Phrase the objectiveii. Record all responses

iii. Group the responsesiv. Organize groups in an affinity diagram

13. What are the parts of house of quality?

i. Customer requirements

ii. Prioritized customer requirements

iii. Technical descriptors

iv. Prioritized technical descriptorsv. Relationship between requirements and descriptor s

vi. Interrelationship between technical descriptors

14. How will you build a house of quality?a) List customer requirements List technical descriptors

Develop a relationship matrix between WHATs and H OWs \Develop an interrelationship matrix between HOWs

Competitive assessments

Develop prioritized customer requirements

Develop prioritized technical descriptors

15. Define FMEA?Failure Mode Effect Analysis is an analytical technique that combines the technology and

experience of people in identifying foreseeable failure modes of a product or process and

planning for its elimination.

16. What is meant by larger-the better?


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The Largerthe-Better characteristic is just the opposite of the Smaller-the-Better characteristc.

For this characteristic type, it is preferred to maximize the result, and the ideal target value is

infinity.

17. What is meant by Smaller-the- Better?

Smaller-the-Better characteristic, the ideal target value is defined as zero. An example of this

characteristic is minimization of heat losses in a heat exchanger. Minimizing this characteristic

as much as possible would produce a more desirable product

18.Define nominal upper and lower boundries

For a nominal characteristic, there is a defined target value for the product which has tobe achieved. There is a specified upper and lower limit, with the target specification

being the middle point. Quality is in this case is defined in terms of deviation from thetarget value. An example of this characteristic is the thickness of a windshield in a car.

20. The objectives of Performance measures

i. Establish baseline measures and reveal trends.

ii. Determine which processes need to be improved.

iii. Indicate process gains and losses.

iv. Compare goals with actual performance

PART - B

1. Explain Quality Loss Function for Various Quality Characteristics with example.

The costs of quality would vary with the products deviation on either side of the mean. Now if

you were to plot the costs versus the diameter of a nut, for example, you would have a quadratic

function, with a minimum of zero at the target diameter. We expect therefore that the loss ( L)

will be a quadratic function of the variance (s, or standard deviation) from the target ( m). Thesquared-error loss function has been in use since the 1930's, but Taguchi modified the function to

represent total losses.

2. Describe the concepts of QFD.

Quality Function Deployment is a planning tool used to fulfill customer expectations. It is a

disciplined approach to product design, engineering, and production and provides in-depth

evaluation of a product.


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Quality Function Deployment (QFD) was developed to bring this personal interface to

modern manufacturing and business. In today's industrial society, where the growingdistance between producers and users is a concern, QFD links the needs of the

customer (end user) with design, development, engineering, manufacturing, and service

functions.

QFD is:1. Understanding Customer Requirements

2. Quality Systems Thinking + Psychology + Knowledge/Epistemology

3. Maximizing Positive Quality That Adds Value

4. Comprehensive Quality System for Customer Satisfaction

5. Strategy to Stay Ahead of The Game

3. What are the stages of FMEA?1. Specifying possibilities

a. Functionsb. Possible failure modes

c. Root causes

d. Effects

e. Detection/Prevention

2. Quantifying risk

a. Probability of cause

b. Severity of effectc. Effectiveness of control to prevent cause

d. Risk priority number

3. Correcting high risk causes

a. Prioritizing workb. Detailed action

c. Assigning action responsibility

d. Check points on completion

4. Revaluation of risk

a. Recalculation of risk priority number

4.What are the goals of TPM? List the basic steps to get an organization started toward TPM.

The overall goals of Total Productive Maintenance, which is an extension of TQM are

i. Maintaining and improving equipment capacity

ii. Maintaining equipment for life

iii. Using support from all areas of the operation


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iv. Encouraging input from all employees

v. Using teams for continuous improvement

Give the seven basic steps to get an organization started towar d TPM

a) Management learns the new philosophy

b) Management promotes the new philosophyc) Training is funded and developed for ever yone in the organizationd) Areas of needed improvement are identified

e) Performance goals are formulated

f) An implementation plan is developed

4. What are the several types of FMEA?

Design FMEA Process FMEA

Equipment FMEA Maintenance

MEA

Concept FMEA Service FMEASystem FMEA Environment FMEA

etc.

5. .Derive the Taguchis Loss function.

Loss function for one piece of product:

Where:L= Loss in Dollars

y= Quality Characteristic (diameter, concentration, etc)

m= Target Value for y

k= Constant (defined below)

The cost of the counter measure, or action taken by the customer to account for a defectiveproduct at either end of the specification range, Ao, is found by substituting y= m+ into

0

the loss function:

6.Describe the Categories of Quality Cost.

Many companies summarize quality costs into four broad categories. They are,

a) Internal failure costs - The cost associated with defects that are found prior

to transfer of the product to the customer.


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b) External failure costs - The cost associated with defects that are found after

product is shipped to the customer.

c) Appraisal costs - The cost incurred in determining the degree of

conformance to quality requirement.

d) Prevention costs - The cost incurred in keeping failure and appraisal

costs to a minimum.


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UNIT-V

1. Why ISO 9000 is needed?

ISO 9000 is needed to unify the quality terms and definitions used by industrialized

nations and use terms to demonstrate a suppliers capability of controlling its processes.

2. Define ISO9000-2000.

ISO 9000 is a series of quality management systems standards created by the International

Organization for Standardization (ISO), a federation of 132 national standards bodies.

3. What is ISO 14000?

It is series of environmental management systems (EMS) standards, providing a

framework for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to environmental

responsibility.

4. List 4 benefits of ISO 9000.

Fewer on-site audit by customers.

Increased market share

5. Advantages of ISO14000.

Improved quality, both internally and externally.

Improve product and service quality levels from suppliers. Greater awareness of

quality by employees.

6. List some organization which has ISO standards.

Neda Telecommunications, district passport office-Delhi, Computer Maintenance

corporation, Infosys.

7. What are the requirements for ISO?


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General requirements Environmental

policy Planning

Implementation and operation

Checking and corrective action

8. What is meant by auditing?

Determine the actual performance conforms to the documented quality systems

9. Define hazard analysis.

Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP), enforced by such agencies as theUS Department of Agriculture's Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food

and Drug Administration (FDA), is a scientific process control system for eliminatingcontaminants at critical areas in the food production and distribution process.

10. What is meant by Malcolm Baldrige Criteria?

Malcolm Baldrige Criteria is a set of guidelines written and used as a yardstick to assess

if an organization is able to meet a business excellence level

11. Give some other quality systems?

QS-9000

TE-9000

AS9000

13. Give the objectives of the internal audit?

a) Determine the actual performance conforms to the documented quality

systems.b) Initiate corrective action activities in response to deficiencies.

c) Follow up on noncompliance items of previous audits.

d) Provide continued improvement in the system through feedback to

management.

14. What are the requirements of ISO 14001?

General requirements Environmental policy

Planning

Implementation and operation


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Checking and corrective action

Management review

15. What are the four elements for the checking & corrective action of ISO 14001?a) Monitoring and measuring

b) Nonconformance and corrective and preventative actionc) Records

d) EMS audit

16. Give the types of Organizational Evaluation Standards?

Environmental Management System

Environmental Auditing

Environmental Performance Evaluation

17. Give the types of Product Evaluation Standards?

Environmental Aspects in Product Standards

Environmental Labeling

Life-Cycle Assessment

18.What are the four elements for the planning of ISO 14001?

a) Environmental aspects

b) Legal and other requirements

c) Objectives and targetsd) Environmental Management Programs

19. What are the benefits of ISO?Fewer on-site audit by customers.

Increased market share.

Improved quality, both internally and externally.

Improve product and service quality levels from suppliers. Greater awareness

of quality by employees.

A documented formal systems.

Reduced operating costs.

20. Give the ISO 9001 requirements?

Scope

Normative ReferenceTerms and Definitions

Quality Management System

Management Responsibility

Resource Management


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Product Realization

PART-B

1. Describe in detail about ISO9000 and ISO 14000.

ISO 9000 is a series of quality management systems standards created by the International

Organization for Standardization (ISO), a federation of 132 national standards bodies. The ISO

9000 quality management systems (QMS) standards are not specific to products or services, but

apply to the processes that create them. The standards are generic in nature so that they can be

used by manufacturing and service industries anywhere in the world. First released

ISO 14000, released in 1996, is a global series of environmental management systems (EMS)

standards, providing a framework for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to

environmental responsibility.

An EMS enables an organization to control the environmental aspects and impacts of its

activities, products and services by establishing targets and objectives related to identified

environmental management goals.

2. Why auditing is r equired to improve the quality? Explain.

The environmental management systems (EMS) standards, providing a framework for

organizations to demonstrate their commitment to environmental responsibility.

a) Initiate corrective action activities in response to deficiencies.

b) Follow up on noncompliance items of previous audits.

c) Provide continued improvement in the system through f eedback to

management.

The above are the primary objectives of audit. The environmental aspects and impacts of its

activities, products and services by establishing targets and objectives related to identifiedenvironmental management goals. Once implemented, an EMS will improve compliance with

legislative and regulatory requirements, reduce exposure to liability, prevent pollution, reduce

waste and create a more positive public image.


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3. Explain the concept of Malcome Bridge criteria.

the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria is a set of guidelines written and used as a yardstick to assess ifan organization is able to meet a business excellence level. The Baldrige Criteria has seven

categories which of its own clearly states its objectives and guidelines. The seven categories

are listed below:-

1. Leadership

2. Strategic Planning3. Customer and Market Focus

4. Information and Data Analysis

5. Human Resource Management and Development

6. Process Management

7. Business Results

Take a closer look and you may notice that the Baldrige Criteria are build upon a set of values

and concepts as opposed to how TQM Principles are used in Total QualityManagement. There are eleven values and concepts in the Baldrige Criteria listed below:-

1. Visionary Leadership

2. Customer-Driven Excellence3. Organizational and Personal Learning

4. Valuing Employees and Partners

5. Agility

6. Focus on the Future

7. Managing for Innovation8. Management by Fact

9. Public Responsibility and Citizenship10. Focus on Results and Creating Value

11. Systems Perspective

To ensure the application of these values and concepts, they are embodied in the detail BaldrigeCriteria categories mentioned above. Each category has set up its own criteria to the highest

standard of Business Excellence. While the values and concepts remain quite unchanged over the

years, the detail criteria for each category has changed every year. The objective for a yearly

changes to the criteria is to ensure it is reviewed and kept current to the business and

enviornment changes and needs.


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4. Describe in detail about the concept of hazard analysis?

Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP), enforced by such agencies as the US

Department of Agriculture's Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA), is a scientific process contr ol system for eliminating contaminants at

critical areas in the food production and distribution process.

HACCP helps to prevent, as close to 100 percent as possible, harmful contamination in the food

supply. To ensure safer food, HACCP requires the following seven principles to be followed:

Conduct a hazard analysis

Identify critical control points (CCPs)

Establish critical limits for CCPs

Establish monitoring procedures

Establish corrective actions

Establish verification procedures

5. What are the seven elements for the implementation & operations of ISO 14001?

Structure and responsibilityTraining, awareness and competency

Communication

EMS documentation

Documentation control

Operational control

Emergency preparedness and response

6. Give the ISO 9000 Series of Standards?

ISO 9000, Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standards Guidelines for

Selection and Use .

ISO 9001, Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development,

Production, Installation & Servicing .

ISO 9002, Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in Production, Installation


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& Servicing .

ISO 9003, Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in Final Inspection and

Test .

ISO 9004-1, Quality Management and Quality System Elements Guidelines .

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