Teaching Total Quality Management (TQM)

Total Quality Management is concerned with continuously improving quality by changing the system of production based on feedback from the environment. The product is improved through changes in the production process. Quality gurus around the globe have concurred of the great importance that continual quality improvement holds in the business arena. Transcending this notion to personal and community development, cooking and food can offer an opportunity for people to continually improve their own lives and their community in the areas of nutrition and food conservation. Food growing, handling, and preparation offer numerous steps in which to monitor quality leading to a deeper understanding of the Total Quality Management process.