From the Publisher
This book reveals how some of the best known companies set about planning and implementing their own TQM programmes. In each case the story is told by someone intimately involved with the implementation and together they provide a unique insight into the entire process. The companies include Hewlett Packard, KLM, IBM, Rank Xerox, Texas Instruments, TNT Express and SGS Thomson.
About the Author
The Editor Professor Klaus J Zink is one of Germanys leading exponents of TQM. In addition to occupying the Chair in Industrial Management at the University of Kaiserslautern, he is CEO of a successful consulting company and the author of more than 150 books or articles on management and technology. Since 1992 Professor Zink has served on the jury of the European Quality Award and he is actively involved in the TQM movement at both national and international levels.