A pictorial approach to poor-quality cost management

Author

Chen, Ye-Sho ; Tang, Kwei

Author_Institution

Dept. of Quantitative Bus. Anal., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Volume

39

Issue

2

fYear

1992

fDate

5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

149

Lastpage

157

Abstract

A pictorial approach to modeling poor-quality cost (PQC) is proposed. The approach is patterned after that used in a computer-based information system design. It includes two major steps: (1) specifying the PQC variables as well as the significant relationship among the variables, and mapping the variables and relationships into an influence diagram showing the structure of a PQC system: and (2) converting the structure into a well-defined entity-relationship diagram showing the input-output functions and their associated properties. Two major benefits of using the pictorial approach are that the influence diagram can provide an easy-to-understand PQC system for quality management practitioners and the entity-relationship diagram can provide an effective framework for maintaining and revising the PQC system

Keywords

economics; management; entity-relationship diagram; input-output functions; poor-quality cost management; Cost function; Design methodology; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Inspection; Management information systems; Product design; Quality control; Quality management; Sampling methods;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9391

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/17.141272

Filename

141272