An economic study of total quality management standards for some food processing companies in greater Cairo

Abstract EN

The Egyptian economic system has been characterized in recent years by rapid and continuous change, especially in the agricultural sector, which represents one of the main economic sectors in the implementation of reform policies.

on the importance of continuous improvement of the facilities that wish to develop in order to achieve the competitive advantage of the food industries and then of Egyptian exports, and quality contributes to giving opportunities for the organization to enter the scientific markets and occupy strong positions in it compared to its competitors.

food industries, as well as the contribution of food industries to the GDP, which reached a maximum in 2019 of 10.2%, and merchandise exports, which reached a maximum in 2019 as well as 15.7%, and the extent of the food industries’ contribution to employment by 6.8% in 2019.

and it was clear from the analysis of the questionnaire that the total percentage of the criterion of senior management’s commitment to the performance of food factories amounted to about 93.2%, while the total percentage of the criterion of focus on the consumer on the performance of food factories reached 82.9%, and the total percentage of the criterion of continuous improvement on the performance of food factories reached about 89.3%, while the total percentage of the administrative systems criterion on the performance of food factories reached about 80.4%, and finally the total percentage of the criterion of the operational procedures axis on the performance of food factories was strong, as the total percentage amounted to about 81.1%