“…The previous studies on Total quality practices have examined what constitutes Total quality practices and what are the key practices for the success of TQM by implementing the total quality practices (Al-Marri, Ahmed, & Zairi, 2007;Zhang et al, 2000;Antony, Leung, Knowles, & Gosh, 2002;Saraph, Benson, & Schroeder, 1989;Sila & Ebrahimpour, 2002). These studies have provided different sets of practices considered essential to the success of TQM implementation.…”