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Quality Digest -- November 1995
Volume 15, Number 11

 

COVER STORY
A History of Managing for Quality in the United States -- Part 1
by J.M Juran

In this excerpt from his new book, A History of Managing for Quality, J.M. Juran describes how managing for quality evolved in the United States.

FEATURES

Managing the Environment with ISO 14000
by Paul Scicchitano

Do environmental management systems present a new liability issue for companies?

Self-Directed Work Teams: A Competitive Advantage
by Ron Williams

At 3M, employees join together to manage their daily work through self-directed work teams.

Why Quality Fails
by Paul R. Keck

Why do so many quality efforts fail?


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