scholarly journals A STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO INTEGRATING TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WITH SUPPLY CHAIN LEARNING

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 776-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siew-Phaik Loke ◽  
Alan G. Downe ◽  
Murali Sambasivan ◽  
Khalizani Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Information Analysis ◽  
Unified Framework ◽  
Focus Information

The aim of this study is to integrate total quality management (TQM) and knowledge management (KM) into a unified framework to study supply chain learning among partnering firms. The impacts of TQM practices (e.g. leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, information analysis, people management and process management) and KM practices including KM process, leadership in KM, KM culture, KM technology and KM measurement on supply chain learning were examined. In this study, mail questionnaire have been sent to the managers consists of the Malaysian manufacturing and service firms. A total of 202 firms participated in this study. While greater level of TQM practices tends to enhance KM practices, we found that both TQM and KM are significantly positively related to supply chain learning. The findings of this study empirically tested and confirmed the proposed integrated model. It is hoped that findings from this paper can provide greater understanding in the areas of quality and knowledge management, and illustrate how these practices can enrich the supply chain learning among partnering firms.

PENGARUH PRAKTIK TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) TERHADAP QUALITY PERFORMANCE : STUDI PADA PERUSAHAAN JASA DI PEKANBARU

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yesi Mutia Basri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Information Analysis ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Analysis Technique

The study examines impact total quality management (TQM) practices on quality performance. The empirical data for this study was drawn from a survey of 41 middle/senior managers from service firms in Pekanbaru. The analysis was conducted using regression analysis technique The findings indicate that partially only leadership, customer focus and process management have significant impact on quality performance, and people management, planning and information analysis have not significant impact on quality performance.

The key factors of total quality management in the service sector: a cross-cultural study

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 893-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Bouranta ◽  
Evangelos Psomas ◽  
Manuel F. Suárez-Barraza ◽  
Carmen Jaca
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

PurposeLiterature refers to the key factors of total quality management (TQM) based on studies carried out in individual countries. However, few studies focus on studying the TQM factors in service companies based on multinational data. The purpose of this paper is to empirically identify the key TQM factors and their impact on internal and external customer performance measures across different countries.Design/methodology/approachThe research questions regarding the TQM factors and their effects were examined using a sample of service organisations from three countries (131 from Greece, 70 from Mexico and 151 from Spain). TQM factors and their impact on employee and customer satisfaction were analysed separately for each country. Exploratory factor analyses, coupled with multiple linear regression analyses, were conducted.FindingsThe key TQM factors identified are common among the three participating countries and can be summarised as follows: quality practices of top management, process management, employee quality management, customer focus, and employee knowledge and education. The adoption level of these five key factors of TQM varies across service organisations in different countries. The results also confirmed that some of the TQM elements are antecedents of customer- and employee-focused performance.Practical implicationsMultinational service organisations may use such an instrument to evaluate TQM implementation among worldwide operations and then benchmark their performance. In addition, an understanding of similarities and differences among countries would help managers around the world to address difficulties of TQM implementation related to the country culture.Originality/valuePrevious studies have compared key TQM factors across different countries in manufacturing, but overall, there has been a little attempt in the literature to analyse the adoption of TQM factors among service firms, as well the relationships between quality improvement and performance across different geographical regions.

scholarly journals Análise sobre os conceitos e práticas de Gestão por Processos: revisão sistemática e bibliometria

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Rodrigues Iritani ◽  
Sandra Naomi Morioka ◽  
Marly Monteiro de Carvalho ◽  
Aldo Roberto Ometto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Business Excellence

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a teoria sobre Gestão por Processos de Negócio (BPM - Business Process Management). Para isso foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática e foram utilizadas técnicas de análise de publicações, citações e de bibliometria. Os resultados mostram a multidisciplinaridade de BPM, como as diferentes áreas de pesquisa compreendem o tema e como praticam essa abordagem. Dentre os periódicos relevantes para o tema, destacaram-se o Business Process Managament Journal, Knowlegde and Process Managemente Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. Dentre as abordagens de aplicação foi possível verificar que existem três tipos adotados pelo estudo e ao todo foram identificadas oito práticas de BPM. As redes de bibliometria mostraram a existência de agrupamentos bibliométricos que pouco interagem, e a relação de BPM com as abordagens de gestão da qualidade e reengenharia. Apesar do aumento de publicações na área, o que mostra a relevância do tema, as publicações tendem a seguir escolas distintas e que ainda atuam de forma isolada na área de BPM.

scholarly journals Combined Impactof Knowledge Management and Total Quality Management on Innovation Performance: Insights from Indian IT Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 5664-5669
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Sustained Competitive Advantage

Organizations are operating in an environment characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In such an environment an organization can attain sustained competitive advantage only through innovation. Innovation performance is the only effective yardstick that differentiates an ordinary organization from a world class one. Knowledge management is the process of creation and application of knowledge required for the attainment of organizational objectives. Total quality management stresses on continuous improvement to achieve organizational effectiveness. Despite the popularity of knowledge management, total quality management and innovation performance, empirical studies about the relationship between these variables is scant especially in Indian context. Present study attempted to find out the collective impact of knowledge management and total quality management on innovation performance in Indian IT industry. Data were collected from 219 employees working in 15 large IT organizations in Kerala by using simple random sampling technique. Results established that knowledge management and total quality management individually as well as collectively impact innovation performance. The significant influence on innovation performance is more when knowledge management and total quality management were combined. Results sensitize managers to create a differentiated management architecture that supports both knowledge management and total quality management simultaneously to foster innovation.

Assessing Knowledge Management Performance in Organisations Based on the Criteria of Total Quality Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 1394-1419
Author(s):  
Kit Fai Pun ◽  
Man Yin Rebecca Yiu
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
People Development ◽  
Results Orientation

Knowledge management (KM) has been gaining momentum as the means toward organisational growth. Recent literature also gives much prominence to emerging performance measurement (PM) systems for assessing performance. This chapter comprehends the concepts of integrating KM with PM, and in short, KM performance measures in organisations. It reviews the issues that surround KM/PM initiatives, and discusses the assessment criteria that integrate the philosophy and the principles of total quality management (TQM) with KM performance measures. Five KM/PM enablers/criteria are identified, namely 1) senior management leadership, 2) management by processes, 3) people development, 4) continuous improvement, and 5) results orientation. These concepts are constituted the development of an integrated knowledge management (IKM) model for assessing organisational KM performance. Future research could evaluate the efficacy of the IKM model, validate the key KM/PM criteria, and develop an implementation framework to foster the KM/PM efforts in organisations in different sectors.

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