Gayanasey, Sorna Ambigai and Nadarajan, Santhirasegaran (2017) Quality improvement practices in aerospace industry. In: Symposium on Technology Management & Logistics (STML–Go Green) 2016, 6th - 7th December 2016, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The study focuses on the Quality Improvement practices in aerospace industry, quality improvement implementation in this industry and the benefits.Implementation of quality improvement practices is quiet tough to carry out in an organization, however it will bring a lot of benefits to the organization itself. Such concerns have brought quality professionals to reassess their current quality strategy and their future plan.Unnecessary cost is incurred if the organization’s quality is poor in any task performed.To help quality professionals configure good quality conscious product and services, the research from a survey of a company with poor quality risks are reported. Quality improvement is a formal way to deal with the implementation of performance and efficient accomplishments to enhance it.The general focus of this study was based on the qualitative approach.Thus understand the applicability of quality improvement practices in all aspects of ways to implement those quality improvement practices in the aerospace industry through interview, case study and observation.From the interviewed, there are aims to identify variables promote or inhibit the successful implementation of quality improvement practices and to evaluate the effects of high level of quality to customer focus at lower cost by reducing waste and maximize the productivity. Nevertheless, successful implementation of quality improvement practices needs time and afford to achieve.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN 978-967-0910-37-6 Organized by: School of Technology Management & Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	quality, quality improvement practices, aerospace
Subjects:	T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions:	School of Technology Management & Logistics
Depositing User:	Dr. Santhirasegaran S.R. Nadarajan
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2017 01:23
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2017 01:23
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22658

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