OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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Author: Roger G Schroeder, M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Susan Meyer Goldstein
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Describe an operation where higher quality will cost more. What is your definition of qua1ity? Why does higher quality cost more? If you use a different definition of quality, will higher qua1ity cost less?
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