TY - JFULL AU - Noor Azlina Mohd Salleh and Salmiah Kasolang and Ahmed Jaffar PY - 2012/11/ TI - Green Lean TQM Practices in Malaysian Automotive Companies T2 - International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering SP - 2288 EP - 2295 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3486 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 70, 2012 N2 - Green Lean Total Quality Management (TQM) System is a system comprises of Environmental Management System (EMS) practices which is integrated to TQM with Lean Manufacturing (LM) principles. The ultimate goal of this system is to focus on achieving total customer satisfaction and environmental care by removing eight wastes available in any process in an organization. A survey questionnaire was developed and distributed to 30 highly active automotive vendors in Malaysia and analyzed by SPSS v.17. It was found out that some vendors have been practicing TQM and LM while some have started to implement EMS. This study is only focusing on highly active companies that have been involved in MAJAICO Program and Proton Vendor Development Program. This is the first study conducted to know the current status of TQM, LM and EMS practices in highly active automotive companies in Malaysia. It was found out that EMS has been practiced by 16 companies out of 30. Within these 16 companies the approach is more holistic and green. This is a preliminary study that combined 4 awards practices, ISO/TS16949, Toyota Production System SAEJ4000, MAJAICO Lean Production System and EMS. ER -