Extension of the Feigenbaum Quality Cost Strategy to Engineering Firms
Abstract
This paper will examine re-tooling the cost-collection strategy used for decades in industrial firms to a form that could be useful to engineering firms. This strategy is called the cost-of-quality and is defined as all costs over an above the cost of delivering value to the client on-time and without error. It includes the cost of preventing, finding, and correcting defective work.
Recommended Citation
D. P. Loduca and S. A. Raper, "Extension of the Feigenbaum Quality Cost Strategy to Engineering Firms," Proceedings of the 28th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management (2007, Chattanooga, TN), pp. 311 - 319, American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), Nov 2007.
Meeting Name
28th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2007: Innovation Management: Innovation in a Flattened World, ASEM 2007 (2007: Nov. 7-10, Chattanooga, TN)
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
COQ; Cost savings; Engineering firms; Quality costs; Time sheets; Costs; Engineering; Industry; Innovation; Cost engineering
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1-60560-999-7
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2007 American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Nov 2007
