Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a set of total quality management (TQM) and supply chain management (SCM) practices through an extensive literature review and to identify the relationships among them by comparing the identified TQM and SCM practices....

Total Quality Management (TQM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) have been considered to be the two most important strategic approaches for the organizations like manufacturing, services and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). They have become the prerequisite for success and competitive...

Traceability in food-supply chains is an emerging issue due to increased awareness of consumers about food safety and the nature of food-supply chains that have become globalized. To implement traceability, there is a need to understand the variables and their inter-relationships that impact...