Company-wide quality control

...By the late 1960s, the quality of Japanese products had improved remarkably, and more and more were highly acclaimed in the global market. During this time, a Japanese approach to quality control was established, characterized by (1) the implementation of company-wide quality control (CWQC, also known as total quality control (TQC)), (2) thorough quality control education for people at all levels and in all fields both inside and outside the company, (3) the implementation of QC circle activities, (4) the implementation of quality control diagnosis of companies by people both inside and outside the company, (5) nationwide quality control promotion activities, and (6) the dissemination and use of statistical methods. ...

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…1960年代の後半に至り，日本商品の品質向上はめざましく，世界市場で高く評価されるものが増えてきた。この間日本的品質管理のやり方が確立されたが，その特徴は(1)全社的品質管理company‐wide quality control(CWQC。総合的品質管理total quality control(TQC)ともいう)が実行されていること，(2)各階層，各分野の人々に対する品質管理教育が社内外で徹底して行われている，(3)QCサークル活動の実施，(4)社内外の人々による企業の品質管理診断の実施，(5)全国的な品質管理推進活動，(6)統計的手法の普及･活用，などである。…

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