Week 1: Introduction (250–300 words)

• You will prepare an outline of the Quality Control Manual. The first part of the manual will be the Introduction. 
  • Provide a history of the quality management evolution and why it is needed. 
  • List and discuss 2–3 of the specific directions that companies are adopting in terms of strategic quality management. 
  • Clearly identify the organization that your quality control manual is intended for. 
  • Explain the evolution of and the pros and cons of such programs as Deming and Six Sigma. 
• With each week, you should include a minimum of 3 new cited references. As such, the references should be varied and different with each section addition. You can reuse references, but repeat references do not count toward the minimum 3 new cited references.