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Luis cupenala, CEO, South Africa
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In short, a quality circle (QC) is a participatory group of employees, aimed at solving problems related to their own jobs. They are normally found in manufacturing environments.
Definition of quality circle:
In their book Japanese Quality Circles and Productivity, Joel E. Ross and William C. Ross define a quality circle as: "...a small group of employees doing similar or related work who meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve product-quality and production problems and to improve general operations. The circle is a relatively autonomous unit (ideally about ten workers), usually led by a supervisor or a senior worker and organized as a work unit".
The 2 main strengths of quality circles are:
1. Participating employees can make better suggestions for improving work processes than managers
2. Employees are motivated by their participation
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David Jean-Francois, Owner, France
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Quality Circles Philosophy, Quality Improvement Teams
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Md. Shahriar Hussain, Management Consultancy, Bangladesh
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Quality Circles based on Continuous Improvement
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Dino, Student (University), United Kingdom
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Quality Circles should be used more Frequently
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Bob Strasser, Canada
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Quality Circles Require Preceeding Training
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David Jean-Francois, Owner, France
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Quality Circles Education
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Homer Ferguson, United States
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Quality Circles Give Bottom-up Synergy
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Antonio Cacheux
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Quality Circles and Market, Suppliers and Enviroment
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Jack Birnbaum
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Quality Circles Can Have a Great Impact
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Louis Norman COX, Management Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Mauritius
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Quality Circles in Hotel Industry
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Jerald, Manager
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Quality Circles in Education
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Allemeersch, Interim Manager, Belgium
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Quality Circles for Employee Onboarding
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Toperesu, Manager, Zimbabwe
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Quality Circles in NGOs
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EFFIONG, Student (MBA), Nigeria
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A Disadvantage of Quality Circles
The QC is indeed a very important management tool, (...)
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iranna, Manager, India
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Everything about Quality Circles is Here...
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kwapong, Manager, Ghana
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Quality Circles Concept in Gold Mining
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Douwe Slot, Management Consultant, Netherlands
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QC Powerful if Tooled Well
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LIONEL
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The Power of Quality Circles in Companies
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Rakhi Mukherjee, Teacher, India
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More Information on Implementing Quality Circles in School
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