Co, Terrence
TQM Sec 15
#32
The technical support clerk
1. Before a employee or a worker apply to a certain company he or she must know what work or position
they trying to do or to get. Having role of satisfying customers was not easy especially to Melissa's job.
Deming would have said that the numerical quota is contrary to the requirements that require that states.
2.
Certainly the quota system must go
, and Melissa might need improved training
and technology
to balance efficiency with the need to meet customers needs. The company might also begin to
conduct some customer surveys to understand needs
and measure satisfaction as well as to
measure Melissas performance relative to
these needs. The company needs to examine its staffing policies and scheduling procedures to ensure
adequate coverage so the customers do not have to wait and clerks are not rushed.