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SME IQ920240
- Survival Code: A Willingness To Change
- standard by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 06/01/1992
- Publisher: SME
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UNDERSTANDING CHANGE HAS A GREAT DEAL TO DO WITH PLANNING FOR CHANGE. CHANGE HAPPENS--WHETHER YOU PLAN IT OR NOT. SINCE CHANGE IS A DYNAMIC REALITY IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, ORGANIZATIONS MUST ADOPT SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALSO DYNAMIC. THE TOTAL QUALITY PROCESS IS DYNAMIC, AND ITS ANSWER TO THE REALITY OF CHANGE IS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE NATURE AND REALITY OF CHANGE, HOW IT IMPACTS ON ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOW A SMALL TO MID-SIZED, MATURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY IMPLEMENTED A TOTAL QUALITY PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMANDS OF CHANGE.