Confectionary Enterprises: A Case Study

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The study aims at establishing the effects of total quality management on performance of confectionary enterprises. It examined the relationship between commitment to quality and performance of confectionary enterprise, established the relationship between customer focus and performance of confectionary enterprise and assessed the relationship between continuous improvement and performance of confectionary enterprise.
The key variables were; commitment to quality and performance of confectionary enterprise, customer focus and performance of confectionary enterprise and continuous improvement and performance of confectionary enterprise.
In pursuance of the above aim, the researcher employed a case study design using the quantitative study approach …show more content…

Both internal and external elements are involved. Conformance is commonly measured by the incidence of defects the proportion of all units that fail to meet specifications, and so require rework or repair. More comprehensive measures of conformance are required if these items are to be counted. Both reliability and conformance are closely tied to the manufacturing-based approach to quality. Improvements in both measures are normally viewed as translating directly into quality gains because virtually all consumers regard defects and failures as undesirable (Garvin, …show more content…

According to Saraph, Benson, and Schroeder (1989) they argues that there are eight critical success factors for TQM implementation such as: top management leadership, role of the quality department, training, product design, supplier quality management, process management, quality data reporting, and employee relations.
According to Black and Porter (1996) they reveals ten major TQM practices, which are people and customer management, supplier partnerships, communication of improvement information, customer satisfaction orientation, external interface management, teamwork structures for improvement, operational quality planning, quality improvement measurement systems, and corporate quality culture.
According to Antony et al., (2002), they describe eleven TQM practices: management commitment, role of the quality department, training and education, employee involvement, continuous improvement, supplier partnership, product/service design, quality policies, quality data and reporting, communication to improve quality, and customer satisfaction

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