Google+
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
Digg
StumbleUpon
Home
Download PDF
Order CD-ROM
Order in Print
Home
>
US Coast Guard Command Instructions
>
> The Linking Structure
TOM Organization Philosophy
Organization - CI_5224_70004
Coast Guard Total Quality Management (TQM) Generic Organization - index
Page Navigation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
COMDTINST
5224.7
10
JAN
1991
4.
THE
LINKING
STRUCTURE.
a.
The
figure
below
briefly
describes
the
generic
linking
structure.
See
enclosure
(2)
for
a
more
thorough
description
of
the
linking
model.
(1)
The
organization
allows
Horizontal
linkage
linkage
by
having
members of
different
working
groups
serve
together
on cross-
functional
teams
called
Quality
Management
Boards
(QMB).
The
m
embers
of the
QMBs
coordinate
activities
and
communicate
across
organizational
boundaries
.
(2)
The
organization
allows
Vertical
linkage
by
having
a
member
of a
higher
level
group
serve as
chairperson
of
the
next
lower
group.
This
ensures
vertical
alignment
of
goals and
activities
and
allows
communications
to
flow
up and
down.
b.
This
structural
linkage
offers
several
benefits
to
our
TQM
efforts,
among
them
-
(1)
Helps
the
Coast
Guard
stay
focused
on
pursuing
the
same
goals
rather
than
have
different
departments
unknowingly
working
at
cross
purposes;
(2)
Fosters
better
teamwork
and
less
internal
competition;
(3)
Improves
communication
throughout
the
organization
and
better
understanding
of
how
all
the
pieces
fit
together;
and
3
Integrated Publishing, Inc. - A (SDVOSB) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business