Factors Affecting TQM in Supply Chain of Manufacturing

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Table of Contents
1.0. Introduction...................................................................................................................2
2.0. Problem Statement........................................................................................................3
3.0. Aims and Objectives/Research Questions....................................................................3
4.0. Research Output and Justification................................................................................5
5.0. Conceptual Framework and Development of Hypothesis............................................6
6.0. Methodology.................................................................................................................8
6.1. Approach of the Research and Sources....................................................................8
6.2. Techniques for data collection and Analysis............................................................9
6.3. Organization of the Study.........................................................................................9
6.4. Project Activities, Budget and Gantt chart.............................................................10
References..........................................................................................................................14

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1.0. Introduction
There are factors that has a considerable effect on the management of total quality in the
supply chain of manufacturing firms. The processes of supply chain include product design,
management of the production, required delivery support, management of the supplier-customer
relationships and others. It is observed that quality of the system is one prominent factors that
determines the total quality management (TQM) in the supply chain manufacturing of the firm
(Goetsch & Davis, 2014). TQM is a system of management that is mainly based on the principle
that indicates that every member of the staffs must be committed in maintaining high standard in
every aspect of company’s operation (Sadikoglu & Olcay, 2014). TQM is an approach that
ascertains success by the process of continuous improvement. It follows a structured approach
that is linked with the overall organizational management (Martínez-Jurado & Moyano-Fuentes,
2014). A project is proposed that aims in analysis of the factors, contributing to management of
quality in the supply chain of manufacturing. The proposal aims in identification of problem
statement, the aims and objective of the research along with the questions that this particular
research study will address (Fredendall & Hill, 2016). The proposal further identifies the
conceptual framework linked with the research. The proposal aims in providing a justification of
the research topic and proposes the methodology chosen for accurate conduction of the research.
For this research, secondary data will be considered. The proposal will propose the method of
analyzing the collected secondary data. In the methodology section of the proposal, the details of
the budget and the schedule required for execution of the project is discussed. The necessity of
TQM in supply chain management (SCM) will be established in the research. The study focuses
on the analysis of the different factors that might affect the TQM in the supply chain

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manufacturing firms. The objectives and the research questions are identified in the following
sections.
2.0. Problem Statement
Total Quality Management can be described customer oriented process that aims in help
in improvement of the business operations. In SCM, TQM is quite important. Therefore, a major
problem arise, if the companies and the manufacturing firms find it difficult to manage the
quality of the products that is being supplied.
Total quality management involves certain major steps related to total quality
management, which include understanding of the needs of the employees and employee
commitment, the need for improving the quality, the continuous improvement along with
focusing on the needs of the requirements of the customers (Dubey et al., 2017). Therefore,
TQM is linked with the systematic approach of understanding the requirements along with the
customers epectation (Wang et al., 2015). Therefore if any issue is detected in management of
the total quality of a product that is being developed, it can significantly affect the successful
delivery of the product. It is a problem that is needed to be addressed. Therefore, a research
project is undertaken that will address the factors that can significantly affect the quality of the
system. With the identification of the factors that affects the TQM in supply chain of
manufacturing, the identified problem can be addressed in an effective manner.
3.0. Aims and Objectives/Research Questions
For conducting a research, it is necessary to identify the objectives and aim of the study
undertaken so that the research is conducted as per the plan. The aims, objectives and the
research questions are indicated as follows-