Total Quality Management from Theory to Practice: A Case Study
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
- Vol. 10 (5)
- https://doi.org/10.1108/02656719310040114
Abstract
Most quality professionals recommend a core set of attributes as the nucleus of any quality improvement process. These attributes include: (1) clarifying job expectations; (2) setting quality standards; (3) measuring quality improvement; (4) effective super‐vision; (5) listening by management; (6) feedback by management; and (7) effective training. Based on a survey of employees at a medium‐sized manufacturing firm in the United States, it was found that management philosophy and actions can undermine even a proven total quality management (TQM) programme. For the many firms which hire outside consultants to set up a TQM programme, makes recommendations to management to ensure its successful implementation.Keywords
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