The Effectiveness of Inventory Management and Production Scheduling Training In A Total Quality Management Environment

Authors

  • Walter J. Wheatley
  • Richard G. Plats
  • Chantele T. VanderLinde

Abstract

In order for the United States economy to revitalize and survive in an intensively competitive international society it has become imperative that the total quality management (TQM) philosophy be adopted and fully implemented. One of the major tenets of this philosophy is personnel training. This study examined the impact of various types of inventory management and production scheduling training in a large manufacturing organization that had implemented the TQM philosophy. Utilizing a large sample and controlling for Demings bias this study found the training techniques to be quite successful in enhancing the inventory management and production scheduling knowledge level of the trainees.

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Published

1992-03-09