Download or read book The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 16: Quality Circles -- Doing Business Better at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of quality circle philosophy and a status report on the quality circles at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard are given. A management presentation is given covering problem identification and techniques and accomplishments and recommendations concerning the problem "loft time at tool room window". Other accomplishments and other problems under consideration are also discussed. A videotape presentation entitled "A Time for People Building and Management Support" which discusses quality circles, and the role of management to support programs such as quality circles will be shown. A union president from Norfolk Naval Shipyard voices his support for the quality circle program, then the film focuses on a visit of the Chief of Naval Material, Admiral Whittle, to Norfolk Naval Shipyard to see quality circles in action.