How to Determine the Right Balance for Quality Management in the Early Stages of a Company’s Establishment 【Weekly Quality Topic 2011.11.28-12.04】
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This post was last edited by yuanyongan on 2011-11-28 at 15:08. Many small and medium-sized enterprises lack standardized systems in various aspects. These companies are in a critical phase where they are trying to expand their product range, gain market share, and increase production volumes. At such a time, it’s essential to avoid any quality issues, but they don’t devote much effort to ensuring quality either – this is due to the priorities of this stage; it’s not that they don’t care about or prioritize quality. Therefore, during this period, quality will be in a defensive phase, balancing with production, before entering a phase where emphasis is placed on the balance between quality and production. What do fellow maritime professionals think is the best way to manage quality control at this stage?
Typically, companies strive for economic benefits in the early stages and place emphasis on sales, as it is the economic returns that result from the products. However, as a company aims for long-term development, it must pay attention to quality; ensuring quality from the beginning and maintaining it throughout its growth is essential, with quality taking precedence
Reply to 2# llyy0327: The concepts and attitudes of leaders in small and medium-sized enterprises toward quality and standard compliance directly influence the progress of such compliance efforts. It can be said that the leadership’s commitment serves as the foundation and support for establishing, maintaining, and ensuring the proper operation of an enterprise’s quality system. In the early stages of a company’s establishment, it faces various problems and pressures, such as the need to expand into new markets. As a result, many companies put quality management on hold at first, and employees at that stage also pay little attention to quality control, which places significant pressure on those responsible for quality management. In short, management’s attention is merely the foundation for implementing standards; it is necessary to rely on the participation and support of all employees. If a quality system relies only on leadership attention without the diligent implementation by frontline staff, then such a quality system will be essentially ineffective.
Well, how should I put it? It’s necessary to pay attention to both quantity and quality; a large volume results in lower costs, but quality is the key factor
The ‘standard’ in quality management: quality is the foundation upon which a company exists. Products that are not fit for sale remain merely products, not commodities; it is only commodities that can create value. In the early days of its establishment, the company placed particular emphasis on product quality rather than quantity; while capturing the market was important, quality could not be ignored either! At all times, quality should be given top priority. During the process, what we need to do is to enhance our quality awareness; only with such awareness can we perform our tasks better. “\"Degree\" – the level that something reaches; it depends on where a company positions itself!
Quality is the lifeblood of a company; it forms the foundation for its growth and expansion. One should not prioritize short-term economic gains at the expense of quality. Quality must always come first, at all times and at every stage – only in this way can a company survive and thrive.
Only by surviving can a company achieve development. In the early days of a company’s establishment, survival was the top priority for most businesses; therefore, while paying attention to quality, they placed even greater emphasis on staying alive. When capital accumulation reaches a certain level, it is necessary to increase investment in quality, because only by maintaining high standards of quality can a company thrive. Quality is an intangible asset for a company.
Reply to 7# ffgh0123: For a new company, survival is the top priority; therefore, the company must focus on the word \"survival\". Everything that isn’t directly related to this should be put aside, such as the company’s brand reputation or quality management. In the early stages of establishment, the various systems were not fully developed, which posed some difficulties for those working in the field of quality.
Reply to 6# jlszhoujidai: Good product quality is the fundamental guarantee for expanding the market! “\"Today’s quality\" is \"tomorrow’s market\"; only by meeting customers’ needs with qualified product quality can a company continuously expand its market share and broaden its opportunities for survival.
Reply to 5# yusea: Inspection is still a reactive action, as the entity already exists. The approach to system management focuses on taking actions before the entity comes into existence; by establishing proper systems prior to manufacturing, it is possible to reduce the number of defective products, thereby achieving a balance between quantity and quality!
Reply to 4# luoye888: To be honest, everyone probably thinks that quality is more important than quantity, but sometimes it’s still inevitable to rely on quantity just to meet requirements. However, in principle, one should also try their best to avoid situations where there is quantity without corresponding quality ! !