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The Future Of Quality In Indianapolis
Quality Progress, October, 2005 by Klimaszewski, Deborah L; Osburn, Terence P
Each of ASQ's geographical sections must submit an annual section management plan (SMP) to headquarters. The Indianapolis section's SMP has typically focused on deliverables that could be completed within the current annual cycle. These projects have been based on what the section has always done and have included the incoming chair's own set of priorities.
W. Edwards Deming noted the debilitating effects of short-range planning decades ago; indeed, the very first of his 14 points is to "create constancy of purpose toward improvement of product and service, with the aim to become competitive and to stay in business, and to provide jobs."1 Strategic planning-with an emphasis on long-range planning and sustainability-is the second of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality...
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