Quality Management

Objectives

This course is designed to give students the fundamentals of Quality Management with emphasis on quality planning, control and management approaches, tools, and implementation. The conceptual and practical knowledge gained will enable students to understand and manage quality both in services and manufacturing industries.

General characterization

Code

2352

Credits

3,5

Responsible teacher

Ana Sofia Costa

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

English

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

Amitava Mitra, Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, 4th Ed., Wiley, 2016.
David L. Goetsch and Stanley B. Davis, Quality Management for Organizational Excellence, 8th Ed., Pearson, 2016.

RESOURCES.
• Course book
• Other readings
• Exercises

Teaching method

Lectures will be composed of:
• Concepts: exploring, discussing and applying
• Small Cases and Exercises: exploring, discussing and applying
• Group works

Evaluation method

60% Individual Exam (minimum grade = 8,5)
40% Group and Individual Work carried in class.

Subject matter

• Defining quality. Perspectives on quality
• Total Quality Management
• Customer Focus and empowerment
• Tools for quality improvement
• Understanding service quality
• Quality control: Statistical Process Control and Acceptance Sampling
• Capability and 6 Sigma

Programs

Programs where the course is taught: