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050 0 0 _aHF5415.157
_b.B69 1992
082 0 0 _a658.5/62
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100 1 _aBowbrick, Peter
245 1 4 _aThe economics of quality, grades, and brands
_cPeter Bowbrick
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2014.
300 _axvii, 343 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [323]-331) and indexes.
650 0 _aQuality of products
650 0 _aCommercial products
_xStandards
650 0 _aBrand choice
650 0 _aConsumers' preferences
035 _a(IMchF)fol00900449
520 _aThis text argues that quality is critical in competition; is too important to leave to chance; and that there is a need for a guiding quality theory. Treating quality as a serious economic factor is the reason, it claims, for the success of the high-quality, well-priced Japanese products.
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