Today, Billions of Dollars Are Wasted Through Lack of a Focus

question 81

Essay

Today, billions of dollars are wasted through lack of a focus on quality. This waste can stem from something as apparently insignificant as an improperly scheduled meeting that results in a loss of productive human time to a defective product or undelivered service that results in the loss of a customer. This absence of focus on quality results in product and processing systems which lack flexibility, innovativeness, and timeliness to market. How can the total quality management approach help to eliminate this unnecessary waste?

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Definitions:

Retina

A tissue layer located at the back of the eye, sensitive to light, tasked with transforming light into neural signals enabling vision.

Brain

The complex central organ of the nervous system responsible for thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body.

Autopsies

Post-mortem examinations of a body to determine the cause of death or the extent of disease.

Education

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.