ACCORDING TO RECENT STUDIES, BETWEEN TWO-THIRDS AND FOUR-FIFTHS OF THE COMPANIES ATTEMPTING TO IMPLEMENT TOTAL QUALITY CONCEPT REPORT NO MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE EVOLUTION OF THE TOTAL QUALITY TRANSFORMATION AS IT IS TAKING PLACE AT INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION, AN INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURER OF POWER SEMICONDUCTORS. TWO POTENTIALLY DEADLY OBSTACLES TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ARE PRESENTED, AS WELL AS METHODS OF MITIGATION.
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
