Vol: 15, Issue: 4 2025

Page: 21-39

The Use of Flexible Manufacturing System and Its Role in Enhancing Sustainable Quality: A Field Study in the Electronic Industries Company – Baghdad

Dr. Tahseen Fadel Mohammed, Assist. Prof. Dr. Thamer Okab Hawas, Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Taha

Received Date: 2025-06-30

Accepted Date: 2025-07-09

Published Date: 2025-10-14

http://doi.org/10.37648/ijtbm.v15i04.002

The research aimed to demonstrate the extent of the relationship and impact that Flexible Manufacturing contributes to enhancing Sustainable Quality at the Electronic Industries Company – Baghdad. The research population consisted of employees holding the positions of managers and experienced and specialized workers. They were targeted through a purposive sample that included (57) individuals out of a total research population of (65) individuals. In total, (56) questionnaires were actually retrieved by the researchers, of which (1) was excluded due to invalidity, resulting in (55) questionnaires ready for statistical analysis. The main tool for data collection was the questionnaire form. To process the data, several appropriate statistical methods were employed based on SPSS V.27, the statistics application. The study came to a number of results, the most significant of which was the existence of a statistically significant correlation and impact of Flexible Manufacturing in enhancing Sustainable Quality and its sub-dimensions. Based on these findings, A list of suggestions was made, with a focus on how flexible manufacturing must be included into the production process as a culture in order to achieve sustainable quality.

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