Quality is another name for customer satisfaction and the USA cannot afford to ignore its importance. Education and training are essential to the productivity and competitive advantage of the entire country. Emphasizes the importance of quality training and suggests the keys to implementing a quality training programme. Covers why quality training is necessary and the skills that employees need to succeed in their problem‐solving and process improvement activities. Discusses the key requirements of a quality training programme along with Cocheu’s models of improvement strategy and training phases. Finally includes a brief case study of Prince Corporation and some highlights of their quality programme. It all boils down to the simple truth that we cannot have a world‐class economy without a world‐class workforce.
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1 April 1994
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April 01 1994
Achieving a Competitive Advantage through Quality Training
Jaideep G. Motwani;
Jaideep G. Motwani
Researcher in the Department of Management, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, USA.
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Mary L. Frahm;
Mary L. Frahm
Researcher in the Department of Management, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, USA.
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Yunus Kathawala
Yunus Kathawala
Chair and Professor of the Department of Computer and Operations Management, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston,Illinois, USA.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6895
Print ISSN: 0968-4875
© MCB UP Limited
1994
Training for Quality (1994) 2 (1): 35–40.
Citation
Motwani JG, Frahm ML, Kathawala Y (1994), "Achieving a Competitive Advantage through Quality Training". Training for Quality, Vol. 2 No. 1 pp. 35–40, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09684879410056229
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