Total Quality Management Mid-Term and Final Exam Book Presentation Video Record

Total Quality Management Mid-Term and Final Exam Book Presentation Video Record

•       First write your book on Google Forms to get approval. And sende mail of PDF of book or some pages to give information for me. My email is (fatihaktas@duzce.edu.tr)

•https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vXyqBUBRveOZEGDhZNfspeMpavhFoFvd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115818626584304317488&rtpof=true&sd=true

•       The Mid-Term and final exam assignment will be presented as a presentation of the book in the class.

•       This presentation should be at least 15 mins and 15 slides.

•       There will be a PPT presentation, a PDF of the book for exam documents.

•       All files will be gathered in one case and the case should be your name and student number. Before uploading the file, zip or rar of the case and submit the exam upload system.

•       https://panel.duzce.edu.tr/Academic/Education/AddProject

•       The Presentation date list will inform you later.

•       İt will not accept any files of the exam on my email. You should upload all files to the academic upload system.

 

 

Regards.

 

Assoc. Prof.  Fatih AKTAŞ

 

 

Some highly regarded books on Total Quality Management (TQM) and quality management in general

1. "Total Quality Management" by Dale H. Besterfield et al.
   - A comprehensive introduction to TQM principles, tools, and techniques, suitable for both students and practitioners.
2. "Out of the Crisis" by W. Edwards Deming
   - A classic work by one of the pioneers of quality management, focusing on management practices and systemic thinking for improving quality.
3. "The Quality Toolbox" by Nancy R. Tague
   - This book provides a wide range of quality improvement tools and techniques, along with practical guidance on how to implement them.
4. "Quality Management for Organizational Excellence: Introduction to Total Quality" by David L. Goetsch and Stanley B. Davis
   - This text covers the fundamental concepts of quality management and TQM, emphasizing organizational excellence.
5. "The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook" by Michael L. George et al.
   - A concise guide that combines Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, offering practical tools for quality improvement.
6. "Quality Is Free: The Art of Making Quality Certain" by Philip B. Crosby
   - Crosby argues that investing in quality improvement leads to significant cost savings and discusses his "zero defects" philosophy.
7. "A Guide to Quality Improvement Methods" by the National Health Service (NHS)
   - This guide outlines various quality improvement methodologies, particularly in healthcare, but applicable to other industries as well.
8. "The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education" by W. Edwards Deming
   - Another influential book by Deming, focusing on the economic implications of quality management practices.
9. "What Is Lean Six Sigma?" by Mark J. Sullivan
   - A practical introduction to Lean and Six Sigma concepts, emphasizing their application in quality management.
10. "Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation" by George Koenigsaecker
    • This book discusses strategies for implementing Lean principles in organizations to drive quality improvements.

 

 

 

Some good books for quality management

1. The Quality Toolbox, Second Edition, by Nancy R. Tague

2. Juran’s Quality Handbook, Sixth Edition, by Joseph M. Juran and Joseph A. De Feo

3. Root Cause Analysis: The Core of Problem Solving and Corrective Action by Duke Okes

4. Making Change Work by Brien Palmer

5. The Essential Deming, edited by Joyce Nilsson Orsini PhD

6. Organizational Culture and Leadership by Edgar H. Schein

7. Practical Engineering, Process, and Reliability Statistics by Mark Allen Durivage

 

 

13/12/2025, Saturday