non-inferiority or superiority of something; a perceptual, conditional, and somewhat subjective attribute that may be understood differently by different people
Quality refers to how good or valuable something is—whether it's as good as, better than, or worse than alternatives—though what counts as "good" can vary depending on who's judging it and what they care about. It matters because people use their sense of quality to make choices about what to buy, use, or trust, even though they don't always agree on what makes something high quality.
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In business, engineering, and manufacturing, quality has a pragmatic interpretation as the conformity of something (goods or services); it is defined as being suitable for the intended purpose (fitness for purpose) while satisfying customer expectations. Quality may be a perceptual, conditional, and somewhat subjective attribute and may be understood differently by different people. Consumers may focus on the specification quality of a product/service, or how it compares to competitors in the marketplace. Producers might measure the conformance quality, or degree to which the product/service was produced correctly. Support personnel may measure quality in the degree that a product is reliable, maintainable, or sustainable. In such ways, the subjectivity of quality is rendered objective via operational definitions and measured with metrics such as proxy measures.
In a general manner, quality in business consists of "producing a good or service that conforms [to the specification of the client] the first time, in the right quantity, and at the right time". The product or service should not be lower or higher than the specification (under or overquality).
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