Professor, Dept. of Mangement Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Professor, School of Optometry, Faculty of Science at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Quality refers to the amounts of the unpriced attributes contained in each unit of the priced attribute. Quality is the degree to which a specific product satisfies the wants of a specific consumer. Quality is any aspect of a product, including the services included in the contract of sales, which influences the demand curve. In the final analysis of the marketplace, the quality of a product depends on how well it fits patterns of consumer preferences.
Quality is fitness for use.
Quality is the degree to which a specific product conforms to a design or specification. Quality means best for certain customer conditions. Return to the Quality Library.