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Quality is Still Free: Making Quality Certain in Uncertain Times (Hardcover)

by Philip B. Crosby (Author) "The phrase "Making Quality Certain" means creating an organization where transactions are completed correctly the first time; where employees, suppliers, and customers are helped to..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Dec 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0070145326
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070145320
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 971,696 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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This work provides an analysis of the author's entrepreneurial experiment in which he took quality ideas learned in corporate settings and adapted them to the business world at large. It re-examines concepts such as ""The 5 Erroneous Assumptions about Quality" and "Zero-Defects Mantra".

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2.0 out of 5 stars Philip Crosbey can not read a dictionary, 24 Aug 2008
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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Lets look at three words from the Webster's Ii, New Riverside University Dictionary ISBN: 039533957X.
Quality is 1. Essential character: nature. 2 a. Inherent or distinguishing attribute. b. Degree or grade of excellence. (There are more definitions that follow this train of thought.)

Conformity is 1. Likeness in form or character

Require is 1. To have as a requisite: need

Philip Crosby is attempting to push "New Speak" 1984 , on us by usurping a word for his own purpose and negating its intended meaning. On page 15 he describes quality as "conformances to requirements" It is easy to conform to inappropriate specs. Is that quality? Is that free?

However this book is considered a classic. It was written in the days of typewriters. He refers to giving women a chance. He gets zero defects mixed up with quality. It is fun to play games with his "Maturity Grid" however too much time with it can put you out of business.

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