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Executive
Overview:
This is the top level group within major commands
Steering
(HQ, Areas, Districts.) Within each major command
Committee
there is only one ESC.
[ESC]
Membership:
HQ'S: CCS, all office chiefs Areas: Area Commander,
District Commanders, MLC Commander Districts:
(d), (dog), all division chiefs.
The command's TQM coordinator is an ad hoc
member and serves as executive secretary and process
facilitator.
Align improvement efforts to strategic goals; review
Functions:
QMB efforts and select initial processes for action
(based on value, visibility, prospects for success.)
Provide policy guidance and resources to subordinate
Quality Management Boards.
Identify critical internal and external customers.
Identify critical internal and external customer
requirements.
Identify cross-program work processes that most
impact critical customer requirements.
Oversee TQM efforts underway in subordinate Quality
Management Boards.
Assign to QMBs or OATS cross-program process
improvement studies.
Assign a process owner to each cross-program work
process. Each process owner must be on the ESC.
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