Defining Quality

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Defining Quality

Quality can have many different meanings and definitions, depending on the subject matter that is being discussed. After investigating the many facets of quality, respond to the following:

  • Define quality in terms of what it means for a product to have high quality.
  • Define quality in terms of what a customer’s perception of a product might be.
  • Define quality in terms of what a user’s perception of a service might be.
  • Explain how quality should be consistent with the strategy being pursued by an organization.
  • Select a business of some type and describe what quality would mean to that business and, if possible, how quality could be measured in such a business.