TQM stands for Total Quality Management. Suggest new definition. This definition appears very frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: 1  Business, finance, etc.uring the past four years, the use of Total Quality Management programs has grown significantly, up to 39 percent in 1995, compared to 36 percent in 1994 and 23 percent in 1992.
The natural range of the giant sequoia is a narrow band along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada range, California, USA. The tree grows at high altitudes between 5,000 to 8,000 ft and only occurs naturally in about 65 to 75 disjoint groves (depending on the definition of a grove) with a total area of 36,000 acres.
Giant sequoias are the world's largest single trees and largest living thing by volume. Giant sequoias grow to an average height of 50â85 m (164â279 ft) and 6â8 m (20â26 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been measured to be 94.8 m (311 ft) in height and over 17 m (56 ft) in diameter. The oldest known giant sequoia based on ring count is 3,500 years old. Giant Sequoias are among the oldest living things on Earth.