Pollution prevention through total quality

Conference · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10157100

Stoltz, D L; Byrant, M G; Eggers, D M; Gough, R W; Schlosberg, W H

Application of Total Quality to AlliedSignal Inc., Kansas City Division`s (KCD) Pollution Prevention Program has created a dynamic and focused effort to significantly reduce process inefficiencies and waste generation. KCD is demonstrating TQ`s usefulness by empowering associates and obtaining their buy-in and ownership of pollution prevention principles. Specific pollution prevention working groups include: establishing a comprehensive recycling process; (2) capitalizing on Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing (ECM) expertise; and (3) encouraging the internal implementation of ECM. TQ produces the performance results that promote and sustain plant-wide pollution prevention goals and activities. KCD uses AlliedSignall`s nine step ``Process Improvement Problem/Solving Model`` (Appendix A). Although this program only formally began within the past year, many of the tools have been used over the last eight years to achieve pollution prevention objectives. This paper focuses on the new attitude and gives examples of how each of the nine steps is being used in the KCD Pollution Prevention Program. This paper describe s each step of the process and provides specific pollution prevention examples.

• Research Organization: Allied-Signal Aerospace Co., Kansas City, MO (United States). Kansas City Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00613
• OSTI ID: 10157100
• Report Number(s): KCP-613-5138; CONF-930483-7; ON: DE93013814
• Resource Relation: Conference: 9. waste minimization and pollution prevention conference,San Francisco, CA (United States),13-15 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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