Deming Management Method in the Readymade Garments Industry of Bangladesh

Sharmin Akhter

A good quality management system is crucial for a manufacturing organization to increase its competitiveness. Over the time, TQM has become a tactical instrument for manufacturing organizations to grow up and uphold in the vastly competitive business surroundings. Though, developing suitable base for TQM implementation is still the real challenge for an organization. The RMG industries of Bangladesh are using TQM without having any knowledge about it. This paper is designed to outline the application of TQM, based on the Deming Management Method in the RMG industry of Bangladesh. The study will help to focus on the implementation; deficient of implementing this method and recommendations for improving it. The study is conducted in the time period of 2013-15. A structured Questionnaire was used to collect data from random sample of 100 production managers of RMG industry. The findings propose that an integrated approach is required to implement the Deming Management Method of total quality practices in order to understand actical quality objectives. The study supports the applicability of Deming Management Method to the RMG industry. The result of the research provides a better understanding of issues relating to Deming Management Method of total quality and suggests measures for improving the implementation of this method in the RMG industries of Bangladesh.