Zero Defects, Management by Objectives and Quality Circles came and went, with no lasting effect. Then came Eli Goldratt's Theory of Constraints, which really wasn't much of a theory. A constraint on capacity is a constraint; there's nothing theoretical about it.
TQM was a 1980s invention touting problem analysis techniques. One major consulting company that took up this gauntlet ordered every employee to identify TQM projects. So, every initiative immediately became a TQM initiative that was enthusiastically funded regardless of its potential worth.