An empirical study on total quality management in aquaculture processing plants

Şennan Yücel; Tuçe Altın Yiğit; Gülşen Uzun Gören

doi:10.12714/egejfas.42.4.01

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Su ürünleri işleme tesislerinde toplam kalite yönetimi üzerine ampirik bir çalışma

Öz

Bu araştırma, su ürünleri işleme tesislerindeki yönetici ve çalışanların toplam kalite yönetimi (TKY) uygulamalarını incelemeyi amaçlayan su ürünleri sektöründeki ilk ampirik çalışmadır. Kalite kavramı insanlık tarihinin çok eski dönemlerinden beri var olmakla birlikte, TKY olarak modern anlamını son elli yılda kazanmıştır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın amacı, TKY'nin su ürünleri sektöründe uygulanmasını değerlendirmek ve işletmelerin rekabet gücü ve sürdürülebilirliği üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmanın evrenini Su Ürünleri İşleme Tesislerinde görev yapan yönetici ve çalışanlar oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada katılımcıların demografik ve sosyo-ekonomik durumları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca verilerin analizinde boyut indirgeme yöntemi kullanılarak daha anlamlı ve özetlenmiş faktörler elde edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Sahada uygulanan 26 değişken faktör analizi ile 6 (altı) faktöre indirgenmiştir. Bu faktörler toplam varyansın %70,724'ünü açıklamıştır. Çalışmanın bulgularının bu alandaki bilimsel literatüre önemli bir katkı sağlamasının yanı sıra daha ileri ve kapsamlı araştırmalara da zemin hazırlaması beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

An empirical study on total quality management in aquaculture processing plants

Abstract

This research is the first empirical study in the aquaculture sector that aims to examine the total quality management (TQM) practices of managers and employees in aquaculture processing plants. Although the concept of quality has existed since ancient times in human history, it has gained its modern meaning as TQM in the last fifty years. In this context, the aim of the study is to evaluate the implementation of TQM in the aquaculture sector and to reveal its effects on the competitiveness and sustainability of enterprises. The population of the research consists of managers and employees working in Aquaculture Processing Plants. In the research, demographic and socio-economic status of the participants were determined. In addition, in the analysis of the data, it was aimed to obtain more meaningful and summarised factors by using the dimension reduction method. The 26 variables applied in the field were reduced to 6 (six) factors by factor analysis. These factors explained 70.724% of the total variance. The findings of the study are expected to provide a significant contribution to the scientific literature in this field as well as preparing the ground for further and comprehensive research.

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Supporting Institution

No financial support was received.

Ethical Statement

No specific ethical approval was required for this study.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pisciculture

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Şennan Yücel
0000-0002-0522-9846
Türkiye

Tuçe Altın Yiğit
0000-0001-7994-4300
Türkiye

Gülşen Uzun Gören ^*
0000-0001-9109-2921
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

December 1, 2025

Publication Date

December 10, 2025

Submission Date

July 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 18, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 42 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.4.01

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https://izlik.org/JA76RL49GK

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APA

Yücel, Ş., Altın Yiğit, T., & Uzun Gören, G. (2025). An empirical study on total quality management in aquaculture processing plants. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 42(4), 278-286. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.4.01