Quality of ServiceProduct after the Implementation of Quality Improvement Program

72 The figure above shows that that two steps an internal awareness programs is underway and having a defined benchmarket for improvement have the same rate of respondents’ choice at 21. They are followed by organizing a multi-disciplinary team, with 18 of respondents and identifying quality problems 11, while a further 7 respondent respectively said that assigning capital to the cost of quality and implementing an educational program as the steps taken in their organization’s quality improvement plan.

4.8.10 Quality of ServiceProduct after the Implementation of Quality Improvement Program

Respondents were asked about the quality of productsservice in their organization after the implementation of quality improvement program. Results in general for the respective companies are shown in the table below. Table 4.26 The quality of serviceproduct after the implementation of quality improvement program for the respective contractors Companies Quality of productservice after implementation of QIP Waskita Karya Improved Pembangunan Perumahan Improved, as employees become more creative on innovation and increase knowledge to improve quality. Wijaya Kusuma Improved Wijaya Karya Improved Hutama Karya Improved Adhi Karya Improved The results in general show that all contractors see improvement in their productservice quality after the implementation of quality improvement program. This implementation enables them to meet their quality goals. Continuous improvement of products quality and process application is seen as the best feature resulted from the implementation of quality improvement program in these companies. The following figure highlights the level of response from individual respondents taken part in this research, irrespective of their companies, in relation with their productservice quality after the implementation of quality improvement program. Fig of se progr eithe rema produ 4.8.1 supp Resu gure 4.25 Q The figu ervice and p ram in their er drasticall ain the sam uctservice 11 Relation Quality Respon liers after t ults in gener Drasticall improved 7 Quality of se progra ure above sh product has r respective ly improve me, while after implem ship with C Improvem ndents were the impleme ral for the re ly 7 Remaine same7 erviceprodu am in the co hows that th improved t e organizatio d after imp another 7 mentation. Customers ment Progra e asked abo entation of espective co e the 7 Cant sa 7 73 uct after the nstruction i he majority that after th on. 7 resp plementatio 7 cannot and Suppli am out their com quality imp ompanies ar ay implement industry in S of responde e implemen pondents res on of quali t say abou iers after th mpany’s re provement re shown in impro 79 tation of qua Semarang. ents 79 ntation of qu spectively s ity improve ut this pro he Implem lationship w program in the table be ved ality improv said that the uality impro said that qu ement prog ogram’s ef mentation of with custom n their organ elow. vement e quality ovement ality has gram, or ffect on f mers and nization. 74 Table 4.27 The relationship with customers and suppliers after the implementation of quality improvement program for the respective contractors. Companies Contractors’ relationship with customers and suppliers Waskita Karya Improved Pembangunan Perumahan Improved Wijaya Kusuma Improved Wijaya Karya Improved Hutama Karya Improved Adhi Karya Improved The results in general show that all contractors agree that after the implementation of a quality improvement program in their respective organizations, their relationship with customers and suppliers has improved. This improvement is because implementation of quality programs enables the contractor to set a quality standard for their suppliers to meet which has resulted in fewer defects from the suppliers. For the customers improvement in quality has made them satisfied with the results of the contractors’ work, hence better relationship is further cemented. TQM is central in providing excellence for customer satisfation through continuous improvements of pr oducts and processes by the involvement and dedication of each individual party in the project. The following figure highlights the level of response from individual respondents taken part in this research, irrespective of their companies, in relation with contractors’ relationship with customers and suppliers after the implementation of quality improvement program. Figu impl and i relati cann

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