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Define process variation and explain what types of variation exists in organizations today and what are some ways to identify and deal with the variation? How does your organization deal with variation and its affect on quality management initiatives?

Identify the components of a process in relation to a process in your own organization. TOYOTA

B: How does quality management create a competitive advantage for an organization? How would you recommend that an organization overcome resistance to change when implementing a TQM system?

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Toyota: define process variation. How to deal with it. Create a competitive advantage.

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Define process variation and explain what types of variation exists in organizations today and what are some ways to identify and deal with the variation? How does your organization deal with variation and its affect on quality management initiatives?

Process variation may be defined as the statistical explanation of natural fluctuations in output of processes. Process variation are said to be the main cause of quality issues in organizational processes and thus, needs to be dealt strictly for establishing high process quality in organizations.

Some of the types of variation that exists in organization today are common cause variation which is inherent in organizational processes, as well as special cause variation that arises from external sources and indicates that the process is out of statistical control. Control charts help in distinguishing between such variations.

Statistical process improvement methods such as Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma and Measurement Systems Analysis and the Taguchi approach to Experimental Design are often used to control and reduce process variation. Various other tools that are used to deal with process variation are control charts, histograms, etc.

In my organization, a combination of tools are being used to deal with variation and quality ...

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