This document discusses Total Quality Management (TQM). TQM involves managing the entire organization to achieve excellence through continuous improvement of processes. It aims to achieve total customer satisfaction through high quality products and services. TQM requires all managers to lead contributors in achieving customer satisfaction and continuous improvements. The key principles of TQM are that customers determine quality, top management provides leadership, preventing variability is key to quality, and quality goals are always improving. TQM represents a continuous commitment to organizational improvement.