TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND CONTEMPORARY HOTEL INDUSTRY

Abstract

Strong competition in the market has caused the development of a new management approach known as Total Quality Management (TQM). Due to importance that quality plays in achieving competitive advantage, the hotel industry started to apply TQM. During the introduction of these systems, hotel companies may use different approaches to suit their own buseiness requirements. In doing so, 'TQM standards' can be used, or various international standards and models of business excellence Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award and European Quality Award.

Keywords

• quality
• total quality management (TQM)
• hotel industry
• Ritz Carlton