Cost reduction is the most attractive part of the Total Quality Management (TQM) approach (Sinha, 2001). The true optimum of a process may be considered as the point where the cost of the product becomes minimal. Combining the value stream performance indicators with quality indicators will allow us to optimize the process for every step within the entire operations chain on the basis of cost minimization.
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