LEADER 03575nam 22007095 450 001 9910299847403321 005 20200701160544.0 010 $a1-4471-6627-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4471-6627-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000291403 035 $a(EBL)1964764 035 $a(OCoLC)897115917 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001386264 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11860968 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001386264 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11373888 035 $a(PQKB)10514898 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4471-6627-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1964764 035 $a(PPN)183090020 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000291403 100 $a20141125d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Perception of Quality $eMapping Product and Service Quality to Consumer Perceptions /$fby George N. Kenyon, Kabir C. Sen 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aLondon :$cSpringer London :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4471-6626-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCreating a Competitive Advantage -- Defining Quality -- The Value Proposition -- Customer Perceptions -- The Product Design Process -- The Service Design Process -- Measuring Value -- Practical Implications of Customer Perceptions on the Design Process -- Re-Engineering the Process for Perceptions. 330 $aExploring the concept of quality management from a new point of view, this book presents a holistic model of how consumers judge the quality of products. It links consumer perceptions of quality to the design and delivery of the final product, and presents models and methods for improving the quality of these products and services. It offers readers an improved understanding of how and why the design process must consider how the consumer will perceive a product or service. In order to facilitate the presentation and understanding of these concepts, illustrations and case examples are also provided throughout the book.   This book provides an invaluable resource for managers, designers, manufacturers, professional practitioners and academics interested in quality management. It also offers a useful supplementary text for marketing and quality management courses. 606 $aEngineering design 606 $aQuality control 606 $aReliability 606 $aIndustrial safety 606 $aMarketing 606 $aEngineering Design$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17020 606 $aQuality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T22032 606 $aMarketing$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/513000 615 0$aEngineering design. 615 0$aQuality control. 615 0$aReliability. 615 0$aIndustrial safety. 615 0$aMarketing. 615 14$aEngineering Design. 615 24$aQuality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk. 615 24$aMarketing. 676 $a620 676 $a620.0042 676 $a658.56 676 $a658.8 700 $aKenyon$b George N$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0720942 702 $aSen$b Kabir C$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299847403321 996 $aThe Perception of Quality$92510232 997 $aUNINA