Questions from Total Quality Management


Q: Recall the AT&T customer–supplier model in Figure 3

Recall the AT&T customer–supplier model in Figure 3.2. For each of the following departments in a typical company, discuss who are their internal or external customers and suppli...

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Q: How might a college or university segment its customers? What specific

How might a college or university segment its customers? What specific needs might each of these customer groups have?

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Q: What expectations might a typical e-commerce customer have for a

What expectations might a typical e-commerce customer have for a website? How might this differ from a brick-and-mortar store?

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Q: The five dimensions of service quality are important to such retail stores

The five dimensions of service quality are important to such retail stores as Walmart and Target. Assuming that these represent key customer requirements, what things might these companies do in desig...

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Q: Thinking of the Kano model, should organizations pay the most attention

Thinking of the Kano model, should organizations pay the most attention to dissatisfies, satisfiers, or exciters/delighters? Defend your choice with appropriate examples. Would this depend on the type...

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Q: Discuss how either good or poor quality affects you personally as a

Discuss how either good or poor quality affects you personally as a consumer. For instance, describe experiences in which your expectations were met, exceeded, or not met when you purchased goods or s...

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Q: Discuss the importance of quality to the national interest of any country

Discuss the importance of quality to the national interest of any country in the world. Given China’s emergence as a global economic power, of what importance do you believe that quality will play in...

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Q: We noted that high quality is not necessarily related to price.

We noted that high quality is not necessarily related to price. Discuss this, drawing from your own knowledge and experience, and provide examples where this may and may not be true

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Q: Wow! That State University video was really cool. It has

Wow! That State University video was really cool. It has lots of majors; it’s close to home so I can keep my job; and Mom and Dad loved it when they visited. I wish I could know what it’s really like...

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Q: A reader wrote to Business Week (July 9 & 16,

A reader wrote to Business Week (July 9 & 16, 2007, p. 16) and noted: “Americans have switched from Detroit Big Three vehicles to Honda and Toyota vehicles not for visual design features but for durab...

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