A Quality Philosophy for Integrated Product Development

Abstract

Total Quality Management (TQM) is a major DoD initiative to instill quality practices in DoD management and processes. Concurrent Engineering (CE) is a critical component under the TQM umbrella targeting the design and acquisition efforts supporting DoD. TQM and CE, or Integrated Product Development (IPD), share some fundamental characteristics, namely, (1) management commitment, (2) continual improvement, (3) customer satisfaction, (4) teamwork, (5) focus on work processes, (6) training, (7) the recognition that people are the critical resource of an organization, and (8) the understanding that there is no blueprint for success. These shared characteristics are discussed to support the theory that IPD is TQM applied to the product design process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240551

Entities

People

  • Raymond R. Hill Jr.

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Air Force
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Life Cycles
  • Organizational Structure
  • Product Development
  • Productivity
  • Recognition
  • Security
  • Total Quality Management
  • Training

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.