Total Quality Management

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Total Quality Management is a comprehensive management philosophy focused on continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and involving all employees in systematically enhancing processes, products, and services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf management philosophy
quality management approach
aimsTo improve product quality
improve service quality
increase customer loyalty
increase efficiency
reduce defects
reduce variation
appliedIn education
healthcare
manufacturing
public sector
services
developedFrom quality control concepts
emphasizes continuous learning
customer focus
employee empowerment
fact-based decision making
leadership commitment
long-term perspective
prevention over inspection
process orientation
focusesOn continuous improvement
customer satisfaction
employee involvement
process improvement
hasAbbreviation TQM NERFINISHED
influencedBy Joseph M. Juran NERFINISHED
Kaoru Ishikawa NERFINISHED
Philip B. Crosby NERFINISHED
W. Edwards Deming NERFINISHED
originatedIn manufacturing sector
promotes continuous feedback
employee participation in decision making
standardization of processes
supplier partnership
relatedTo ISO 9000 NERFINISHED
Six Sigma NERFINISHED
lean management
requires cross-functional collaboration
organizational culture change
top management commitment
training and development
usesTool Pareto analysis NERFINISHED
Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle NERFINISHED
benchmarking
cause-and-effect diagrams
check sheets
flowcharts
quality circles
statistical process control

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