<![CDATA[Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Malang City, especially those engaged in culinary business, play a crucial role in developing the municipality’s economy. However, the last Covid-19 and the fierce competition have hindered their contributions to the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP). Therefore, in order to increase the enterprises’ performance, managerial strategies such as total quality management (TQM) and lean production need to be implemented, although past studies found inconsistencies about their effectiveness. The objective of this research is to identify the effects of TQM and lean production on the performance of culinary MSMEs in Malang City. The data of this quantitative explanatory study was harvested via questionnaires and was analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results indicate that TQM positively and significantly influences the enterprises’ performance and that lean production also has positive and significant effects the said performance, suggesting the acceptance of the first and second hypotheses. These findings highlight the importance of effective operational strategies to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of MSMEs engaged in culinary business.]]>
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