The stages of circle program growth, innovations that help achieve circle process institutionalization, and the result achieved at Martin Marietta's Michoud Division and within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are addressed.
The circle process should be institutionalized within industry and government.
The results achieved in quality and productivity improvements and cost savings are impressive. The effective application in industry and government of quality circles work was demonstrated. Quality circles: Organizational adaptations, improvements and results He sees that, although Japan started with the worst quality reputation among.Perceptions of Influence, Academy of Management Journal. The initiative for the Quality Circle concept came from Dr Kaoru Ishikawa, a.eloquently summarized by the 'Father of Quality Circles', Dr Kaoru Ishikawa. Receive for contributions to quality and productivity /4:Apdx-47. Quality Circles: Determination of Significant Factors for Success an a General Model for Implementing a Quality Circle Process.
