Industrial Engineering and Management Systems

Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers (대한산업공학회)
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Fuzzy AHP Approach to TQM Strategy Evaluation

  • Tseng, Ming-Lang (Department of Business Administration, Ming-Dao University) ;
  • Lin, Yuan-Hsu (Department of Business Administration, Ming-Dao University) ;
  • Chiu, Anthony SF (Department of Industrial Engineering, De La Salle University-Manila) ;
  • Chen, Chia Yi (Department of Finance, Ming-Dao University)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

In recent years, many electronics producing firms have looked upon total quality management (TQM) strategy as a means by which they could maintain competitive advantage. This empirical research evaluates TQM strategic factors in order to determine the critical success factors in environmental uncertainty. Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) is the proposed research methodology to discuss and tackle the different decision criteria like effective leadership, people management, customer focus, strategic plan and process management, being involved in identifying the TQM strategic critical success factors with uncertainty. The result shows that effective leadership is the most critical success factor in TQM strategy.

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