Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the integration of total productive maintenance (TPM) and ISO 9001 certification by contributing a model named as TPM 9001:2008. Design/methodology/approach – In the beginning of the paper, the origin, growth and capabilities of TPM and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a literature review which was conducted to trace the quality journeys occurring in industrial and educational scenarios. Design/methodology/approach – First, the literature was reviewed to trace the efforts made to implement quality models in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to initiate researches in the direction of integrating knowledge management (KM) principles with ISO 9001:2008 Supported Quality System and motivate the practitioners to implement such integrated system in real-time practice. Design/methodology/approach...