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The Quality Yearbook, 1999 Edition is the sixth edition of the standard reference to what's going on in the practice of quality management. The Quality Yearbook is an annual 800-page anthology and reference for people who want to keep up to date with the whats and hows of this approach to managing. In this edition, you'll find over 70 articles, both original and reprints from many sources covering every aspect of quality management from culture and leadership to process management and measurement to ISO 9000. Each edition also includes a reference section with lots of information for finding out more. In the table of contents just below, the green dot
() indicates an original article written for The Quality Yearbook.

CWL Publishing Enterprises is responsible for all production work on The Quality Yearbook.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part One. Background for Quality
Classics in Quality
Fundamentals of Scientific Management, Frederick Winslow Taylor
The Foundation of the Theory of Constraints, Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Quality Perspectives
A Manager for the 21st Century, H. James Harrington
Changing Concepts and Management of Quality Worldwide, Armand V. Feigenbaum
Joseph Moses Juran, Daniel A. Wren and Ronald G. Greenwood

Part Two. Quality by Industry
MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Innovative Infrastructure for Agile Manufacturers, John D. Kasarda and Dennis A. Rondinelli
Wyandot: From Tragedy to Triumph, Charles E. Morris
Reducing Defects by Designing for Manufacturability, Frances Compton
Integrated Enterprise Proves Key to Flexible Manufacturing, S. Zafar Kamal
Manufacturing Execution Systems Revisited, Doug Bartholomew

SERVICES SECTOR
Quality Determinants and Hospital Satisfaction, Sharon L. Oswald, Douglas E. Turner, Robin L. Snipes, and Daniel Butler
Quantifying the Impact of Great Customer Service on Profitability, John Goodman

PUBLIC SECTOR
Government
Total Quality Management: A Selective Commentary on Its Human Dimensions, with Special Reference to Its Downside, Patrick E. Connor

Education
Values for a Quality Culture in Educational Institutions, Julie Horine
Why Quality Improvement in Higher Education? Ralph G. Lewis and Douglas H. Smith
Does Higher Education Practice What It Teaches? Gary Vazzana, Duane Bachmann, and John Elfrink

Part Three. Implementing Quality
QUALITY TRANSFORMATION
Planning
Visionary Action: Strategic Processes in Fast-Cycle Environments, John C. Camillus, Richard T. Sessions, and Ron Webb

Leadership
A Little Leadership, Please? Michael E. McGill and John W. Slocum, Jr.
The 47 Habits of Pretty Good Leaders, Peter R. Scholtes
Leadership in Quality Organizations, Nancy Z. Dering
Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace, Robert K. Cooper
Leading Others through a Crisis, Andrew J. DuBrin
Plugging into the Power of Leadership Teams, Billie R. Day and Michael Moore

Cultural Transformation
Confronting the Paradoxes in a Total Quality Environment, Kenneth R. Thompson
Quality Drives Trident's Success, Jennifer J. Laabs
Five Conditions for High-Performance Cultures, W. Mathew Juechter, Caroline Fisher, and Randall J. Alford

Knowledge Management
Knowledge Sharing at Buckman Labs, Robert H. Buckman
Successful Knowledge Management Projects, Thomas H. Davenport, David W. De Long, and Michael C. Beers
Getting Smart about Knowledge Management, Laton McCartney

Voice of the Customer
Better Business?One Customer at a Time, Don Peppers and Martha Rogers
Is Your Satisfaction Survey Creating Dissatisfied Customers? Terry Vavra
The Customer Stops Here, Geoffrey Brewer
WhatDoes Your Customer Really Want? Joan O. Fredericks and James M. Salter II
A Practical Path to Customer Loyalty, Phil Bowden

Teams and Teamwork The 10 Commandments of Team Leadership, Kenneth E. Hultman
Conducting a Team Audit, Thomas R. Keen and Cherie N. Keen
How to Link Personal Values with Team Values, Dennis T. Jaffe and Cynthia D. Scott
Team Performance Measurement, Jack Zigon

Systems Thinking/Learning Organizations
Bringing Life to Organizational Change, Margaret J. Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers
Transforming Supply Chains into Value Webs, Philip P. Andrews and Jerome Hahn

Communication
Strategic Stories: How 3M Is Rewriting Business Planning, Gordon Shaw, Robert Brown, and Philip Bromiley
Pillsbury's Recipe Is Candid Talk, Gillian Flynn

Training
Effective Training: Today's Competitive Weapon, Susan H. Tall and Laura J. Hall

QUALITY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Process Management
A Tutorial on Mistake-Proofing, John R. Grout and Brian T. Downs
Continuous Process Improvement the Quick Step Way, Bernard J. Schroer, MelAdams, Steve Stewart, and Paul J. Componation
Critical Factors of Effective Project Management, Svetlana J.K. Cicmil
The Process Audit: Often Ignored but Never Insignificant, Sudhir Bafna
In Spec and In Trouble, Donald J. Wheeler
Maximizing Capacity Through Integrated Problem Solving, John Veleris and Jeff Park
Digital Hammers and Electronic Nails: Tools of the Next Generation, Gregory H. Watson

Measurement
How Nonfinancial Performance Measures Are Used, Bonnie P. Stivers, Teresa Joyce Covin, Nancy Green Hall, and Steven W. Smalt
Benchmarking Your Plant against TQM Best-Practices Plants, Hank Rogers
Activity-Based Costing, John L. Eggers and Charles E. Bangert Jr.

FUNCTIONAL PROCESSES
Product and Service Innovation
Rethinking R&D Can Transform a Company, John Teresko

Supply Chain Management
Enterprise- and Plant-Centric Scheduling, Eric Dullin
A Practical Approach to Service-Supplier Certification, John O. Brown
The Supply-Chain Paradox, John H. Sheridan
Leverage Your Vendor Relationships and Enhance Your Bottom Line, Jonathan D. Casher and Robert H. Metzger

Logistics
Material Handling: Creating Quick Paths for Change, Fred Fenster

Human Resources
Quality Professionals Cope With Changing Roles, Melissa Larson
The Re-enchantment of Work, Gail Dutton
Betting Your Bonus on Quality, Melissa Larson
Building a Self-Service Culture that Works, Samuel Greengard

Information Technology
At the Crossroads of Computing and Quality, James W. Cortada
Making Information Technology Strategic, Victoria Griffith
Partnering for Technology ROI, Maria Behan

Finance and Accounting
Using ABC to Determine the Cost of Servicing Customers, Michael Krupnicki and Thomas Tyson
ABC: Why It's Tried and How It Succeeds, Kip R. Krumwiede
Aligning TOC and ABC For Silkscreen Printing, Sidney J. Baxendale and Mahesh Gupta

STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS
ISO 9000
What Do You Expect from ISO 9000: Capability, Performance, or Satisfaction? George Q. Lofgren and Robert Peach
Does ISO 9000 Have an Effect on Quality Management Practices? An International Empirical Study, S. Subba Rao, T.S. Ragu-Nathan, and Luis E. Solis
U.S. Perspective Varies on ISO 14000, Mary Litsikas
The Strategy of Marketing Quality: The Impact of ISO 9000, William A. Stimson
Becoming an ISOholic, Holly Ann Suzik

Part Four. Quality References
A Library of the Best on Performance Measurements
Quality Resources On-line '99
Directory of Magazines, Journals, and Newsletters That Cover Quality
Directory of Domestic and International Quality Awards
Quotes on Quality
The 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipients



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If you are interested in the effective management practices that TQM is all about, here are some other books by John Woods and Jim Cortada to check out:

The 1999 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook

The Knowledge Management Yearbook 1999-2000

The Briefcase Books Series, six new books on basic management topics.

QualiTrends: 7 Quality Secrets that Will Change Your Life

The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Quality Terms and Concepts

Supervision, a college text with the theme of the "systems view" of organizations.

TQM for Information Systems Management

TQM for Sales and Marketing Management

Ten Minute Guide to Teams and Teamwork

Best Practices in Customer Service



In The Quality Yearbook, we have recommended many different books useful in learning more about the theory and practice of managing for quality. To find out more, visit our virtual bookstore, where you can learn more about these books and where you can purchase them from the Amazon.com online bookstore.



Every year in The Quality Yearbook, we include a section on quotes from many sources related, directly or indirectly, to many different aspects of managing and leading for quality. Click here for Quotes on managing and life.



Links to Quality Management and Training Web Sites and Discussion Lists (lots of sites and lists pertaining to enlightened management and effective training)



Articles on quality management issues from John Woods and Jim Cortada:

The Six Values of a Quality Culture (an overview of the values consistent with the systems view of organizations and necessary to successfully implement quality management practices)

Paradigms, Systems, and TQM (an insightful article on why the practices of quality management will always yield the best results for any organization)

Why Best Practices: The Shortcut to Productivity and Results (how to identify and use best practices to quickly improve performance)



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