The disadvantage of quality circles in an organization has to do with management. The quality circle can come up with good ideas and management will fail to implement them. This is a bigger slap in the face than not having a quality circle in the first place. It is doing work to improve the organization only to see it shot down. Management sees the quality circle as a tool to get the members of the quality circle to figure out how they can improve their own work. The members of the quality circle see the circle as a tool see what they need so the company can become more effective. The two goals are at odds.
A pair of compasses are use to construct circles and arcs of circles
No, circles do not have angles.
That circles have no sides
Concentric circles.
The use of quality circles has decreased significantly.
J. F. Beardsley has written: 'Quality circles' -- subject(s): Quality of products, Quality control, Quality assurance, Production standards, Quality circles
Mike Robson has written: 'Quality Circles Member's Handbook' 'Facilitating' -- subject(s): Teams in the workplace, Conflict management, Communication in management 'Quality circles' -- subject(s): Quality circles
You will find the answer to that here:How%20many%20Soul%20Train%20Theme%20songs%20have%20been%20doneWhat are Quality Circles? Examine the process involved in Quality Circles and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Quality Circles.
Disadvantages of Quality Circles include: 1 lack of management support; 2 time required to implement; 3 failure to hire consultants; and 4 improper composition of Circles.
Employee involvement inproves morale
David C. Hutchins has written: 'Hoshin Kanri' -- subject(s): Total quality management 'Quality circles handbook' -- subject(s): Quality circles
I want to see the questionare after giving training on quality circle
Masao Nemoto has written: 'Total quality control for management' -- subject(s): Quality circles, Quality control
Quality Circles was formalised by Dr K Ishikawa in 1960 Japan. More information about quality circles can be found through Kaoru Ishikawa or W. Edwards Deming This is a concise and brief function of Quality Circle: "A Quality Circle is a small group of people, usually between three and twelve but normally eight, who do similar work, who meet together regularly for about one hour per week or fortnight in company time, usually under the leadership of their foreman or supervisor, on a voluntary basis, to identify problems, analyse the causes, recommend their solutions to management and, where possible, to implement the solutions them­selves." -David Hutchins (1982), Ringing the Bell with Quality Circles, Management Review and Digest- http://www.hutchins.co.uk/Ar_BelCirc.aspx
By comparing your performance to other competitors and researching their circles of successful activity improves your companies overall quality or worth.
Self managed teams differ from quality circles in the respect that unlike quality circles where the employees voluntarily come together to suggest or develop quality improvements, in self managed teams, the entire work process is structured around team work, with the team taking critical decisions. Also a quality circle may or may not be empowered by the upper management but the empowerment is built into the very concept of self managed teams. Self managed teams unlike quality circles are not managed by an external supervisor, personnel manager, administrator or a quality manager but rather facilitated by a team leader from within the team. He is either chosen by the team members or appointed based on experience or skills