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Quality Management Fundamentals ON DEMAND

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3.0 Credits

Member Price $87.00

Non-Member Price $100.00

Overview

The cost of quality is enormous and can make the difference between industry-leading profits and sustained losses. In the this course, we describe the nature of quality, why it costs so much, and how to reduce that cost. The course covers a variety of topics, including total quality control, lean practices, process control, failure prevention, and root cause analysis. It also addresses supplier quality management and quality metrics. In short, this course is designed to give anyone a solid foundation in quality concepts and how to improve quality within a business.

Highlights

Types of quality. Total quality control. Lean practices. The cost of quality. Process control. Quality management tools. Supplier quality management. Quality metrics.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CEOs, and other financial managers.

Objectives

State how customers perceive quality. Specify the characteristics of kaizen. Describe the 14 points of management promulgated by William Edwards Deming. Identify the types of waste reduction used in a lean practices initiative. Specify how product audits are conducted. Identify the issues with acceptance testing, and more.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $100.00

Member Price $87.00