Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry

This study examines the critical success factors (CSFs) for ISO 9000 certification in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. A postal survey is used as research methodology. A newly designed set of questionnaire based on the identified CSFs has been sent to 600 randomly selected manufacturing comp...

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Main Author: Mohd Hussin, Rosminah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12168/1/FK_2003_27.pdf
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spelling my-upm-ir.121682024-07-03T07:41:34Z Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry 2003-04 Mohd Hussin, Rosminah This study examines the critical success factors (CSFs) for ISO 9000 certification in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. A postal survey is used as research methodology. A newly designed set of questionnaire based on the identified CSFs has been sent to 600 randomly selected manufacturing companies in Malaysia. The results from an 1 1 % responses or 66 companies indicate that management commitment is the most important critical factor, followed by teamwork, employee involvement, communication, understanding of organization's quality system, training, understanding of ISO 9000 standards, institutionalizing the ISO 9000 quality concept and ISO 9000 project planning. Recommendations are made for future use, based on the five most popular CSFs that companies need to undertake in developing a successful strategy for ISO 9000 certification. Suggestions for future work include: investigation on how to maintain the ISO 9000 certification, and on how to convert the existing system of ISO 9000: 1994 to the new ISO 9000:2000. ISO 9000 Commitment 2003-04 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12168/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12168/1/FK_2003_27.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia ISO 9000 Commitment Faculty of Engineering Ismail, Md. Yusof English
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advisor Ismail, Md. Yusof
topic ISO 9000
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Mohd Hussin, Rosminah
Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
description This study examines the critical success factors (CSFs) for ISO 9000 certification in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. A postal survey is used as research methodology. A newly designed set of questionnaire based on the identified CSFs has been sent to 600 randomly selected manufacturing companies in Malaysia. The results from an 1 1 % responses or 66 companies indicate that management commitment is the most important critical factor, followed by teamwork, employee involvement, communication, understanding of organization's quality system, training, understanding of ISO 9000 standards, institutionalizing the ISO 9000 quality concept and ISO 9000 project planning. Recommendations are made for future use, based on the five most popular CSFs that companies need to undertake in developing a successful strategy for ISO 9000 certification. Suggestions for future work include: investigation on how to maintain the ISO 9000 certification, and on how to convert the existing system of ISO 9000: 1994 to the new ISO 9000:2000.
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title Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
title_short Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
title_full Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
title_fullStr Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
title_full_unstemmed Critical Success Factors For Iso 9000 Certification In The Malaysian Manufacturing Industry
title_sort critical success factors for iso 9000 certification in the malaysian manufacturing industry
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