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Chapter 16, Problem 1PA
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Interpretation: A personal quality checklist to tally the nonconformances in personal life is to be developed and a chart to monitor performance is to be suggested.
Concept Introduction: A personal quality checklist is a list of all the professional activities, each of which has a desired result in a specified time frame. It is used to identify the personal defects by plotting them on a chart against time.
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