Interesting snippet from Bulltek.com
Is “TQM” dead?
ISO 9000 has taken much ground and further Integrated Managerial Schemes such as ISO Kaizen-Blitz has been more effective and beneficial. Thus the answer of yes or no is dependent on whom we ask and what region of the world we ask.
According to Michael E.D. Koening, Professor of the College of Information and Computer Science, TQM had its peak in 1992-1993 and ever since dropping from thousands to hundreds implementations.
The page also covers several other ISO-related topics in a FAQ.