This document discusses quality control and identifying problems in control procedures. It outlines the importance of reviewing processes to determine if objectives were met. A review should consider if methods worked as planned, responses were legitimate, costs were reasonable, and outcomes were achieved. The document also identifies potential problems like communication issues, erroneous standards being set, and worker resistance that can impact an effective control system. Control systems must have proper information transmission and avoid mistakes in standards. They also need buy-in from employees to minimize conflicts.
This document discusses quality control and identifying problems in control procedures. It outlines the importance of reviewing processes to determine if objectives were met. A review should consider if methods worked as planned, responses were legitimate, costs were reasonable, and outcomes were achieved. The document also identifies potential problems like communication issues, erroneous standards being set, and worker resistance that can impact an effective control system. Control systems must have proper information transmission and avoid mistakes in standards. They also need buy-in from employees to minimize conflicts.
This document discusses quality control and identifying problems in control procedures. It outlines the importance of reviewing processes to determine if objectives were met. A review should consider if methods worked as planned, responses were legitimate, costs were reasonable, and outcomes were achieved. The document also identifies potential problems like communication issues, erroneous standards being set, and worker resistance that can impact an effective control system. Control systems must have proper information transmission and avoid mistakes in standards. They also need buy-in from employees to minimize conflicts.
1. The need and for an important of the review process Planning a review process is important to judge whether or not the process has been successful In addition, the review may wish to cover: a. Whether the process met its own objectives and originally agreed purpose / aims b. Whether the methods and techniques were appropriate and worked as expected c. Whether the level and range of responses from participants legitimized the exercise d. Whether the costs were as expected and reasonable (staff time, money, etc) e. Whether what was produced and organized was appropriate and worked well f. Whether the ways in which the responses from the process were dealt with were appropriate and effective g. What was achieved during and after the process (outcomes)
2. Identifying problems in control procedure
a. Communication problems Problems in communication can affect the functioning for a control system, since it is dependent on information for its operation. This information must be transmitted through a variety of communication channels ranging from face-to-face verbal communication to formal, written letters. Semantic and transmission barriers can distort the information being communicated. b. Erroneous standards Perhaps the most critical problem in a control system is that of some inadvertent mistakes committed in setting standards for comparison. Where mistakes in standards exist, it is obviously more difficult to discriminate between proper and improper output of the activity. The decisionmaker is not certain whether the deviation message being received is the result of the activity being out of control or the standards being improperly set. c. Workers' resistance Human behaviour is complicated, and it is not easy to impose controls without leading to conflicts. Employees regard any control system as a tool to exert pressure on them. Thus a control system must first be "sold" before it is introduced.