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For the Talib Kweli album Quality (album) Quality can refer to a. a specific characteristic of an object (the qualities of ice - i.e. its properties). b. the achievement or excellence of an object (good quality ice - i.e. not of inferior grade). c. the essence of an object (the quality of ice - i.e. "iceness"). d. the meaning of excellence itself. The first meaning is technical, the second practical, the third artistic and the fourth metaphysical. All four meanings, and therefore the meaning of quality, are synonymous with good. Philosophy and common sense tend to see quality as related either to subjective feelings or to objective facts. The subject-object in question might be a concrete and functional (e.g. Arisotelian) value to be learnt and applied (a and b), or a psychic (e.g. platonic) ideal to be apprehended and represented (c). A third view tends to see quality not as a secondary value that something has, rather a primary truth which comprises apparent subjects and objects (d). So the quality of something depends on the criteria being applied to it. Something might be good because it is useful, because it is beautiful, or simply because it exists. Determining or finding quality therefore involves an understanding of use, beauty and existence - what is useful, what is beautiful and what exists.
In Business Many different techniques and concepts have evolved to improve product or service quality, including SPC, Zero Defects, Six Sigma, quality circles, TQM, Theory of Constraints(TOC),Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000 and others) and continuous improvement. The meaning for the term quality has developed over time. Various interpretations are given below: However, the American Society for Quality defines "quality" as "a subjective term for which each person has his or her own definition." Source: http://www.asq.org/glossary/q.html In Engineering and Manufacturing The Quality of a product or service refers to the perception of the degree to which the product or service meets the customer's expectations. Quality has no specific meaning unless related to a specific function and/or object. Quality is a perceptual, conditional and somewhat subjective attribute. The dimensions of quality refer to the attributes that quality achieves in Operations Management Quality supports dependability Dependability supports Speed Speed supports Flexibility Flexibility supports Cost. Quality <-> Dependability <-> Speed <-> Flexibility <-> Cost In the manufacturing industry it is commonly stated that “Quality drives productivity”. Improved productivity is a source of greater revenues, employment opportunities and technological advances. In music In music quality refers primarily to the timbre, but also dynamics and musical texture, of a section or piece. In phonetics In phonetics quality refers to the articulatory features that distinguish vowels and to their acoustic correspondent. Vowel quality is opposed to vowel quantity. In philosophy Robert M. Pirsig, in his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, studies the philosophical aspects of Quality, and examines the distinctions and relationship between classical and romantic quality, seeking to reconcile the two views and understand how they stand in relationship to each other. In this context the two aspects of classical object-oriented and romantic subject-oriented quality roughly parallel aesthetic quality and functional quality. The resolution of the book points to a view of quality which relegates this subject-object dualism to a product of a non-dualistic Absolute. See also Finding related topics | ||||||||
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