Royal Transportation Management System – journey to success

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Fatima Mohsen Al Faqeeh ◽  
Syed Zamberi Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Transportation Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Small Business Management ◽  
Management Concepts

Subject Area Total quality management, logistic, entrepreneurship, management and small business management. Study level/applicability The case is relevant for undergraduates specializing in business. The case incorporates courses such as entrepreneurship and small business management. Case overview This case study outlines the factors behind the success of the Royal Transportation Management Systems Company. This company was established in 2007 and has become one of the most successful valet parking companies in Abu Dhabi. The case study will also highlight the company's core concept which is quality as baseline towards success of the business and how this has influenced the success of the company. Expected learning outcomes The case can be used to understand management concepts in entrepreneurship, small business management, and total quality management concepts in the provision of high-quality services, and help students to understand marketing strategies for developing a successful small business. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes.

scholarly journals Is innovation the future of quality management?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 232-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Lilja ◽  
David Hansen ◽  
Johan Fredrikson ◽  
Daniel Richardsson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Operational Excellence ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Upcoming as well as mature industries are facing pressure as regards successfully managing operational excellence, and, at the same time, driving and managing innovation. Quality management concepts and practices’ ability to tackle this challenge have been questioned. It has even been suggested that there is a need to provide and promote an updated/changed, and even re-branded, version of Total Quality Management, merging quality management (QM) and innovation management (IM). Can such a shift then actually be spotted? The purpose of this paper is to explore and see if there are any signs suggesting that QM and IM actually are about to merge. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on literature reviews, document studies and interviews. Findings The paper highlights three signs indicating that QM and IM indeed are approaching each other, and that it is a movement driven from both sectors, e.g., in the work with new ISO-standards and the Toyota Kata framework. Originality/value The indicated development has fundamental and extensive practical implications. It will for example have to be followed by a similar merging of the two fields in the educational system, and in the competences of future managers.

Critical success factors for total quality management implementation and implications for sustainable academic libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 545-563
Author(s):  
Edward Asante ◽  
Patrick Ngulube
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Technical University

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the critical success factors for total quality management implementation and implications for sustainable academic libraries in Ghana. This study is part of a PhD project that focussed on selected technical university libraries in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a quantitative approach to collect the data. Samples of 124 participants were involved in this study. PLS-SEM (Smart PLS3) software was used to analyse the data. Convergent, discriminant validity assessment was computed. Eight variables of critical success factors were tested in relation to total quality management implementation at selected academic libraries in Ghana.FindingsThis study established that out of the eight variables tested, six of them (i.e. top management commitment, employee innovation employee training, organisational culture, teamwork and effective communication, quality performance) indicated a significant positive relationship with total quality management implementation apart from strategic planning and human resource management.Research limitations/implicationsThis study was limited to eight variables as the critical success factors mentioned in the previous paragraph. The use of one methodology might be a limitation as the use of multimethod might have given a more comprehensive picture than the case. This study was limited to only technical university libraries in Ghana hence caution must be exercised when applying the results to contextually different academic environments. The results are applicable to academic universities library in Ghana and beyond if they are adjusted to suit the context.Practical implicationsThis study is timely as it may lead to effective total quality management implementation and the sustainability of technical university libraries in Ghana and Africa in general.Originality/valueThe proposed model can be used to enhance the smooth implementation of total quality management in academic libraries in general and Ghana in particular. The framework is termed as Eddie and Pat's Achievement of Quality Performance (EPAfQP) model.

Total quality management and human resources selection: A case study of the national teacher selection in Taiwan

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 157-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Yang Chao ◽  
Hung-Ming Hsu ◽  
Fang-Chih Hung ◽  
Kung-Huang Lin ◽  
Jia-Wen Liou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Teacher Selection ◽  
Total Quality
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