The Modern Quality Movement: Origins, Development and Trends
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2006
Keywords
Lean enterprise, Lean production, Lean Six Sigma, Quality, Quality control, Quality management systems, Quality movement, Six Sigma, Statistical quality control, Total quality management
Abstract
The pursuit of quality is an age-old endeavour that dates back to the beginning of civilization. Human beings have always encountered problems pertaining to quality, although the approaches employed to manage it have differed from era to era. It was not until the twentieth century that quality came to centre stage due to the emergence of massive forces, which demanded a quality revolution. Since then, different sets of ideas, philosophies, principles, and methods have emerged. Quality continues to become a significant object of study and application in business, government, and non-profit sectors. It will probably take many decades if not a whole century for the quality management discipline to mature. In view of this, the twenty-first century may well become known to historians as the century of quality.
Journal Title
Total Quality Management and Business Excellence
Volume
17
Issue
2
First Page
179
Last Page
203
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14783360500450608
First Department
School of Business Administration
Recommended Citation
Maguad, Ben A., "The Modern Quality Movement: Origins, Development and Trends" (2006). Faculty Publications. 2040.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2040