Discussion questions:
1. How can quality be measured for the following?
a. Phone service
b. Automobile
c. Ball pen
2. Name at least two products and services that, in your opinion (2 for poor quality and 2 for high quality)
have relatively poor quality?
Relatively high quality?
3. Are companies that provide better quality more successful? How can you tell?
4. A cause-and-effect diagram is used to identify the possible causes of defects. Draw a Cause and Effect diagram for
the following situations:
a. Your car doesn’t start in the morning.
b. You received a low grade on your last exam.
c. A student fails to graduate from college.
5. Briefly explain how a company can achieve lower production costs and increase productivity by improving the
quality of its products or services.
1. How can quality be measured for the following?
a. Phone service
b. Automobile
c. Ball pen
2. Name at least two products and services that, in your opinion (2 for poor quality and 2 for high quality)
have relatively poor quality?
Relatively high quality?
3. Are companies that provide better quality more successful? How can you tell?
4. A cause-and-effect diagram is used to identify the possible causes of defects. Draw a Cause and Effect diagram for
the following situations:
a. Your car doesn’t start in the morning.
b. You received a low grade on your last exam.
c. A student fails to graduate from college.
5. Briefly explain how a company can achieve lower production costs and increase productivity by improving the
quality of its products or services.