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August 14, 2026The TQM Journal

Cost of quality management in the agrifood sector: a systematic review of indicators and implementation outcomes

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OBOuafa BarakatTETaib ElassimiVSVikas Swarnakar

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Overview

Systematic review finds prevention-focused cost of quality frameworks improve financial and operational performance in agrifood organizations, highlighting the value of early safety investments.

Key Points

  • Synthesize empirical research on cost of quality (CoQ) measurement indicators and evaluate organizational outcomes associated with CoQ implementation in the agrifood industry.
  • Conducted a systematic literature review adhering to PRISMA guidelines and the SPIDER framework across Scopus and Web of Science databases through 2025.
  • Screened and synthesized 15 peer-reviewed empirical studies using structured extraction, formal quality appraisal, and deductive-inductive content analysis focused on the prevention–appraisal–failure (PAF) model.
  • Identified the prevention–appraisal–failure (PAF) model as the dominant framework, with prevention-oriented investments demonstrating the strongest evidence for driving waste reduction, customer satisfaction, and financial gains.
  • Determined that implementation success is moderated by accounting infrastructure, certification status, and supply-chain visibility, whereas external failure costs such as reputational damage and lost trust remain under-measured.

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Barakat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec78db70b84ec8b913f29https://doi.org/10.1108/tqm-04-2026-0205
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