Basic Business Statistics Student Value Edition Plus NEW MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133873641
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
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Chapter 19, Problem 46PS
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To determine
Give reason for why the service quality is rated less than the product quality.
b.
To determine
Give the similarity and difference in measuring service and product quality.
c.
To determine
Determine whether Deming’s 14 points apply to both products and services.
d.
To determine
Determine whether six sigma can be used for both products and services
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