Purpose: This paper proposes Korean Quality Management that is appropriate for the 4th Industrial Revolution era.
Methods: The author reviewed Quality, TQC, CWQC, and TQM. In addition, the author surveyed the actual condition of quality with a particular focus on Korean SMEs. Several research papers were examined and the author proposed Korean Quality Management for the Korean industrial environment.
Results: The author identified and outlined the definition, purpose, system and characteristics of Korean Quality Management specifically tailored to the Korean industrial environment.
Conclusion: There is still work to demonstrate the effectiveness of applying Korean Quality Management to Korean SMEs. It is expected that continuous improvement of Korean Quality Management will help quality competitiveness in Korean SMEs.