CostAccountingSeventeenthEdition,GlobalEditionChapter20BalancedScorecard:QualityandTimeCopyright?2021PearsonEducationLtd.
LearningObjectives(1of2)20.1Explainthefourcostcategoriesinacosts-of-qualityprogram20.2Developnonfinancialmeasuresandmethodstoimprovequality20.3Usecosts-of-qualitymeasurestomakedecisions20.4Usefinancialandnonfinancialmeasurestoevaluatequality
LearningObjectives(2of2)20.5Describecustomer-responsetimeandon-timeperformanceandwhydelaysoccur20.6Determinethecostsofdelays20.7Usefinancialandnonfinancialmeasuresoftime
QualityAsaCompetitiveTool(1of2)Quality—thetotalfeaturesandcharacteristicsofaproductoraservicemadeorperformedaccordingtospecificationstosatisfycustomersatthetimeofpurchaseandduringuse.Companiesfindthatafocusonthequalityofaproductorservicegenerallybuildsexpertiseinproducingit,lowersthecostofprovidingit,createshighersatisfactionforcustomersusingit,andgenerateshigherfuturerevenuesforthecompanysellingit.
QualityAsaCompetitiveTool(2of2)Companiesarealsousingqualitymanagementandmeasurementpracticestofindcost-effectivewaystoreducetheenvironmentalandeconomiccostsofairpollution,wastewater,oilspills,andhazardouswastedisposal.Productqualitycanalsobeanimportantengineforenvironmentalprogress.We’llfocusontwobasicaspectsofquality.
TwoBasicAspectsofQualityDesignqualityreferstohowcloselythecharacteristicsofaproductorservicemeettheneedsandwantsofcustomers.Conformancequalityreferstotheperformanceofaproductorservicerelativetoitsdesignandproductspecifications.Qualityhasbothfinancialandnonfinancialcomponentsrelatingtocustomersatisfaction,improvinginternalqualityprocesses,reducingdefectsandthetraining,andempoweringofworkers.Let’slookatitfromthefourperspectivesofthebalancedscorecard.
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