Critical success factors for soft TQM and lean manufacturing linkage

• Main Authors: Khalili, Amjad, Ismail, Md Yusof, Karim, Ahmad Izwan Mustafizul, Che Daud, Mohd Radzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Hashemite University 2017
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management; T Technology (General); T10.5 Communication of technical information; TS Manufactures
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62800/1/62800_Critical%20Success%20Factors%20for%20Soft%20TQM%20and%20Lean_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62800/2/62800_Critical%20Success%20Factors%20for%20Soft%20TQM%20and%20Lean_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62800/; http://jjmie.hu.edu.jo/vol-11-2/JJMIE-70-16-01.pdf

Implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Lean Manufacturing (LM) is a common goal for manufacturers to be leaner. While many studies have investigated TQM and LM separately, the present paper explores the Critical Success Factors (CSF) for these practices together in one model focusing...