Friday, August 24, 2007

David Garvin

David Garvin identified his “eight dimensions of quality” which he maintained covered the meaning of quality to managers, operators and customers. By accepting that customers have a different perception of quality than that of a manager, quality effort can be focused.
The eight dimensions.
  1. Performance: Main operating characteristics such as power, sound, speed etc.
  2. Features: The extras that supplement the main characteristics such as trim,sunroof etc.
  3. Reliability: How often it breaks down
  4. Conformance: How close it is to the design specification or service to the customers experience.
  5. Durability: Length of life, toughness in use, service frequency etc.
  6. Serviceability: Ease, cost and friendliness of service.
  7. Aesthetics: Appearance and impression.
  8. Perceived quality: The feel, finish and manner in which the customer is dealt with.

1 comments:

Sudhi|I|സുധീ said...

Good Blog!
But why did you stopped it ??