Quality measurement
Quality and qualitique
Article REF: A8750 V1
Quality measurement
Quality and qualitique

Author : Jacques CLAVIER

Publication date: October 10, 1997 | Lire en français

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2. Quality measurement

The Japanese master Ishikawa used to answer that, when it came to quality, the most important thing was to "measure, measure, always measure".

Credibility begins with the statement of figures, even if they are wrong, as long as they are honest and based on stable methods. It's evolution over time that's important, not absolute values, which are of little significance given the multidimensional nature of quality.

2.1 Evaluation

Since quality is identified with customer satisfaction, measuring it would be a matter of measuring that satisfaction. We know how to construct satisfaction indices that place it on a scale of values. Strictly speaking, it's no longer a question of measurement, but of evaluation.

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