QC Circle

Japanese: QC サークル - きゅーしーさーくる
QC Circle

...And foremen and others still retain a large degree of say in matters such as planning work within the workplace, checking performance, maintaining workplace discipline, workplace placement, education and training, salary and bonus evaluations, and determining overtime pay.
[QC Circle Activities]
In this sense, it can be said that the semi-autonomous management of blue-collar workplace groups has been revived to some extent. And in conjunction with this, QC circle activities (small group activities) have been developed.

From [Small Group Activities]

... The main trends in circle activities within companies are as follows: (1) QC Circles QC Circles were created primarily by foremen to master the scientific quality control methods for maintaining and improving product quality. Quality control itself originated in the United States, but in Japan it was linked to traditional collectivism, and interest in it has grown year by year since its introduction in major companies in 1962. ...

From [Quality Control]

… [Kume Hitoshi]
[Quality control activities in Japan]
Quality control was introduced to Japan from the United States after World War II. Around 1956, quality control at manufacturing sites became important, and quality control education for supervisors was started with the aim of improving this. In 1962, the magazine "FQC" was launched, and at the same time, QC circle activities were created and gradually became popular. QC circles are small group activities centered on people working at the bottom of the workplace, and are activities that continuously manage and improve the workplace. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "QC Circle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そして職場集団内の作業の段取り,実績チェック,職場規律の維持,職場内配置,教育訓練,昇給賞与査定,残業手当決定などについては,職長などは依然として実質的には大きな発言権を留保している。
[QCサークル活動]
 この意味では,ブルーカラー職場集団の準自律的管理はそれなりに再生されたということができる。そしてこれと連動してQCサークル活動(小集団活動)が展開されている。…

【小集団活動】より

… 企業内のおもなサークル活動の流れには次のようなものがある。(1)QCサークル 製品の品質の維持と向上をはかる科学的な品質管理quality controlの手法をマスターするため,職長が中心となってつくられたのがQCサークルである。品質管理そのものはアメリカが発祥の地であるが,日本ではそれが伝統的な集団主義と結びつき,1962年,主要な企業で導入が始められて以来,年ごとに関心が高まった。…

【品質管理】より

…【久米 均】
[日本の品質管理活動]
 品質管理は第2次大戦後,アメリカから日本へ導入された。1956年ごろより,物を作っている現場の品質管理が重要で,これを充実しようというねらいで,監督者に対する品質管理教育が始められ,62年には《FQC》誌が創刊され,それとともにQCサークル活動が創設され,しだいに普及した。QCサークルは職場の末端で働いている人たちを中心とした小集団活動で,職場の管理・改善を継続的に行っていく活動である。…

※「QC サークル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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