Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability

This article reports a study that analyzes a structural equation model that relates lean manufacturing tools associated with quality control to the benefits obtained in the maquiladora industry of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). A questionnaire was designed and administered to the regional industry to obta...

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Main Authors: Luis Javier Márquez Figueroa, Jorge Luis García Alcaraz, José Roberto Diaz Reza, Jesús Alfonso Gil López
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Published: Universidad de Montevideo 2024-12-01
Series:Memoria Investigaciones en Ingeniería
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Online Access:http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/1416
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author Luis Javier Márquez Figueroa
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description This article reports a study that analyzes a structural equation model that relates lean manufacturing tools associated with quality control to the benefits obtained in the maquiladora industry of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). A questionnaire was designed and administered to the regional industry to obtain information about the implementation levels of Total Quality Management, Doing Right First Time, and environmental sustainability. The variables were related through three hypotheses, validated by empirical information from 176 responses to the questionnaire. The results indicate that the relationship between Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time is strongest in the model. Sufficient statistical evidence affirms that these tools influence environmental sustainability in the Mexican maquiladora industry. Therefore, it is recommended that top management focus their efforts on quality control to guarantee environmental sustainability, focusing on production systems that make quality products for the first time and reduce waste in the process.
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spelling doaj-art-5ecfa6ccba234737b47f01fb31f77cf72024-12-14T21:34:31ZengUniversidad de MontevideoMemoria Investigaciones en Ingeniería2301-10922301-11062024-12-012710.36561/ING.27.6Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental SustainabilityLuis Javier Márquez Figueroa0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8285-1911Jorge Luis García Alcaraz1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7092-6963José Roberto Diaz Reza2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0099-9171Jesús Alfonso Gil López3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-4769Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, MéxicoUniversidad de La Rioja, España This article reports a study that analyzes a structural equation model that relates lean manufacturing tools associated with quality control to the benefits obtained in the maquiladora industry of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). A questionnaire was designed and administered to the regional industry to obtain information about the implementation levels of Total Quality Management, Doing Right First Time, and environmental sustainability. The variables were related through three hypotheses, validated by empirical information from 176 responses to the questionnaire. The results indicate that the relationship between Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time is strongest in the model. Sufficient statistical evidence affirms that these tools influence environmental sustainability in the Mexican maquiladora industry. Therefore, it is recommended that top management focus their efforts on quality control to guarantee environmental sustainability, focusing on production systems that make quality products for the first time and reduce waste in the process. http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/1416Total Quality ManagementEnvironmental SustainabilityStructural Equation ModelQualityImprovement
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José Roberto Diaz Reza
Jesús Alfonso Gil López
Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
Memoria Investigaciones en Ingeniería
Total Quality Management
Environmental Sustainability
Structural Equation Model
Quality
Improvement
title Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
title_full Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
title_fullStr Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
title_full_unstemmed Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
title_short Significance of Total Quality Management and Doing Right First Time in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
title_sort significance of total quality management and doing right first time in promoting environmental sustainability
topic Total Quality Management
Environmental Sustainability
Structural Equation Model
Quality
Improvement
url http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/1416
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