*Departments of Mechanical Engineering, M.M. University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana (India)
**National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana (India)
***Galaxy Global Group of Institutions, Shahabad, Ambala, Haryana
Online published on 5 June, 2014.
This tabloid boons a significant analysis of total quality management (TQM) in the past decade and the various notions contiguous it. It institutes with reviewing, discussing the definitions, methods, and elements that have been cited by various scholars, professionals, academics, etc. Composed facts were explored and echoed to recognize the contemporary standing, previous evolution tendencies and the prophesied future. The outcomes demonstrate the total number of articles are dwindling as a staple area but enriching itself by including other modern management and manufacturing techniques within the TQM framework in terms of Quality Function Deployment, Just in Time, MRP I, MRP II, Benchmarking, Knowledge management, Six-Sigma, etc. Finally, analysis shows the numerous descriptions and methods used in the duration.
Total Quality Management (TQM), Methods, Descriptions, Review, Futuristic trend