Development of a quality manual using the seven new quality control tools approach : a case study of Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to develop the quality manual using the seven new quality control tools approach of Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, for the evaluation of quality manual after using the seven new quality control tools and to evaluate the efficiency of the application process of staff after using the seven new quality control tools. This research was the development of a quality manual consisting of an operation manual and steps for the quality assurance of the Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University only. In this study, the research methodology was R&D. The population includes executives, researchers and staff of the Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, 42 persons in total. The research tools were questionnaires about the quality assurance and the evaluation form of a quality manual, workshop and focus group. The data were analyzed by the content analysis and T-Test via SPSS.
The research results were as follows:
1) The quality manual was developed by the brainstorming of all executives and staff of the Aquatic Resources
Research Institute, by using the seven new quality control tools approach. The quality manual was composed of an operation manual and steps which cover all restrictions under CU-QA84.2 for the research institute. This quality manual was distinctive in terms of the designated persons and activities in each detailed restriction. The references are also important in that the manual users could use them much easier. For example, there were arrow charts, matrix and PDPC for using in the production of references so that they were easy to understand and implement.
2) The evaluation of the quality manual after using the seven new quality control tools was assessed by eight committee members of the quality assurance system of the Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University. It found out that means of satisfaction (M = 3.52, SD = 0.97) on the quality manual in term of its whole completion was rated good and its standard deviation (SD) (M = 3.52, SD = 0.97).
3) For the evaluation of the efficiency of the staffs operation process after using the seven new quality control tools, it found out that understanding the quality assurance and staffs operation had increased significantly and all skills and abilities after using the seven new quality control tools had been significantly developed. For the evaluation of knowledge/understanding, state of operation, attitude and skills/abilities before and after the use of the seven new quality control tools, it found out that there was a difference significantly at the level of .05. In the component of knowledge/understanding concerning the quality assurance. There was no difference significantly at the level of .05. in the component of the attitude towards the quality assurance of the personnel. There was a difference significantly at the level of .05 in the component of state of operation concerning personnel quality assurance. There was a difference significantly at the level of .05 in the component of skills/abilities in the operation of the personnel quality assurance.