Quality Alchemist (品質煉金術師): The 15th China Quality Award cum Chinese Quality Forum

2015年11月4日星期三

The 15th China Quality Award cum Chinese Quality Forum – Day 1

The 3nd Chinese Quality Forum (CQF) was organized by China Association for Quality (CAQ) in 2015. It is honor that CAQ arranged the forum together with the 15th China Quality Award Conference from 4 to 5 Nov 2015. Then we had a CQF work meeting on 6 Nov 2015 for formation of World Alliance for Chinese Quality (WACQ). The theme of the conference was “Purchasing excellence to enhance the development of quality and effectiveness. (第十五届全國追求卓越大會暨2015年度華人品質論壇)

HKSQ representative team attended the forum.
(Left: Dr. Aaron Tong (Former Chairman), I (Former Chairman), Ms. Minda Chiang (Honorary Secretary), Mr. Peter Fung (Chairman)* and Mr. Ben Tsang (Exco member)*) (Remark: * arrived on 4 Nov 2015 and others arrived on 5 Nov 2015)

Dr. Chih-Han Wang (王治翰) (Honorary Board Directory, ANQ; Former Chairman of CSQ) was the keynote speaker and his topic named “The 21st Century of Quality, from TQM to NTQM – Accelerating to realize the path of Chinese Great Rejuvenation” (21 世紀的品質從「TQM」到「NTQM」- 加速實現中華民族偉大復興之路). His speech included the important of Quality, Quality movement and development, the Century of Quality, What is NTQM and Chinese Great Rejuvenation. Firstly, Dr. Wang said Chinese had same Language, Culture and Customs. Moreover, quality was a very important area in the competitive environment.

Then Dr. Wang quoted China leaders about Quality importance below:
1. 朱鎔基：「質量」是企業的生命，「質量管理」是企業的生命線。（"Quality" is the life, "Quality Management" is the lifeline）
2. 溫家寶：百年大計，「質量」第一。 (Century Project, Quality First.)
3. 習近平：三個轉變「推動中國製造向中國創造轉變、中國速度向中國品質轉變、中國產品向中國品牌轉變。」（2014.9.15）(Three Change: From Made in China to Create in China; China Speed to China Quality; and China Product to China Brank.)
4. 李克強：緊緊抓住提高品質這個關鍵，推動中國發展邁向中高端水準。 (Seize the key of quality improvement so as to promote China development towards High-end level.)
Dr. Wang quoted the Father of Quality Management in China* – Prof. Liu Yuanzhang (劉源張) statement that看三十年天翻地覆，整體質量形勢又大又好，願千萬人勤學苦練，全面質量管理利己利國。(2009.8.31)

After that Dr. Wang review the movement of Quality after World War II (WWII) from Japan to the WEST since Dr. Deming.

Dr. Wang met Philip Crosby and quoted his forecast that 21st Century is the “Century of Quality”. Then he introduced different quality organization such as ASQ (1946), JUSE (1946), EOQ (1956), IAQ (1969), APQO (1985) and ANQ (2002).

Finally, Dr. Wang explained NTQM which mean National TQM or Nation-wide TQM. NTQM indicated to implement TQM at National level to enhance citizens’ Quality of Life. The NTQM model with four pillars included Product Quality, Service Quality, Environment Quality and People Quality. He expected to connect world Chinese Quality Societies / Associations together to promote NTQM, so as to enhance Chinese Culture and achieved the path of Chinese Great Rejuvenation.