Total quality management $($TQM$)$

Multiple Choice

entails creating a total quality culture that strives for continuously improving the performance of every value chain activity and is driven by a philosophy of managing a set of business practices: $100$ percent accuracy in performing tasks $($zero defects$),$ involvement and empowerment of employees at all levels, team$-$based work design, benchmarking, and total customer satisfaction.

is a valuable tool for helping company managers identify what the best practice is for performing a particular activity at a high level of quality.

works best when used in conjunction with Six Sigma quality control techniques.

is an excellent tool for reengineering business processes and making quantum gains in the efficiency and effectiveness with which the processes are performed.