Number of deaths for leading causes of death. Heart disease: 614,348. â¢ Cancer: 591,699. â¢ Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101. â¢ Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053. â¢ Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103. â¢ Alzheimer's disease: 93,541.
Both risk management and quality management strategies must find ways to account for uncertainty. After all, in the quality management space there is no such thing as an absolutely perfect quality product. Handling risk is implicit in the day-to-day tasks of a successful quality management professional.
Total quality management, often referred to as TQM, is an integrated approach to product quality. The difference between it and product quality is its scope. TQM deals with the entire process of production. The main thesis of the approach is that all elements of a firm are connected. To make a quality product, all aspects of a firm must be constantly striving for improvement.