noun
total quality control; TQC
A management approach where all departments and employees participate in quality improvement. Often abbreviated as TQC.
当社では総合的品質管理を導入してから不良品が大幅に減った。
Since introducing total quality control, defective products have decreased significantly at our company.
Compound of 総合的 (sōgōteki, 'comprehensive') + 品質管理 (hinshitsu kanri, 'quality control'). A direct translation of the English term 'total quality control'.