This study found that very few participating SMEs had deployed QP&S methods to integrate quality as a long-term goal in their business strategy. The barriers cited by the respondents were lack of direction, planning and knowledge of the methods which corresponds to the literature (Bhasin & Burcher, 2006). Similarly, the study found that none of the companies that participated in the study has records of costs of quality (COQ) which is aligned with the literature stating that SMEs do not have the awareness as well as resources to measure COQ on a regular basis (Ali & Srivastava, 2006). There are only two companies that initiated TQM in their organization. Literature supports the fact that the success of the TQM depends on “genuine top management commitment,” “policy and planning aimed at customer satisfaction,” “good communication within the organization,” and “employee involvement and teamwork development” (Rahman & Tannock, 2005).