Implementing Quantitative Quality Control Method for A Motor Belt Drive Manufacturing Company

This research was carried out to review the quality control process adopted by belt drive manufacturing industries in Nigeria, as well as identify the various challenges militating against the implementation of quality control practice in these firms. Quantitative survey was carried out using descriptive, statistical and graphical tools which were employed from structured survey questionnaires collected from sampled motor belt drive manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Regression method was used to ascertain the correlation between quantitative quality control practices and supply chain performance of the firms. Broad based results revealed that there exists a correlation between the supply chain performance, six sigma practices and the international organization for standardization benchmark. Findings show that One (1) unit change in continuous quality improvement results to 0.238 units increase in supply chain performance. Also, one (1) unit change in six sigma practices, result to 0.221 units increase in supply chain performance. A unit change in lean production /operation results in 0.144 units increase in supply chain performance. One (1) unit change in international organization for standardization, results to 0.175 units raise in supply chain performance. Manufacturing firms in Nigeria should adopt the quantitative quality control method in their manufacturing process to foster effective quality management in their manufacturing operations, as the result of the findings indicate significant impact of quality control on the supply chain performance of motor belt drive manufacturing industries.