Do Quality Concepts and Principles Apply to Combat Operations? Does Quality End When the Shooting Begins?

Abstract

The United States and the Department of Defense have adopted the principles of Total Quality Management. Quality Air Force is a controversial and innovative program to institute the principles of Total Quality Management into the Air Force. Any system adopted by a military service must be able to stand the test of war. A comparison of the management principles of W. Edwards Deming, the core values of Quality Air Force, and the combat experience of a brigade commander during the Persian Gulf War show that quality concepts and principles do apply to combat operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280614

Entities

People

  • Myron P. Kryschtal

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Assembly Lines
  • Brain
  • Combat Operations
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Persian Gulf
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Personnel Management
  • Total Quality Management
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).