大象传媒

QualityQuality circles

Revise for your Business Manager Higher with this Bitesize study guide. We'll look at what good quality means - ensuring quality means making sure that products are made to a minimum standard or better. Good customer service is valuable and can lead to increased sales. Find out more about quality standards and symbols, and benchmarking.

Part of Business managementOperations

Quality circles

are small groups of workers of different levels in the firm who come together to discuss and solve problems in production.

Managers, assembly line workers and engineers mix together and everyone鈥檚 opinion is valued and respected. Membership of quality circles is voluntary.

Employees involved in quality circles may become more motivated as they feel valued within the company. Employees who are doing the job often have a better idea on how to improve processes.