A-Z Popular Blog Quality Search »
Quality
 Advertisements
Related Guides
Quality
Key Concepts
Quality
Quality Assurance
top   »  quality   »  quality meaning

35 Meanings of Quality

 ,
Quality is the value of something. This can be applied to materials, ingredients, parts, components, products, packaging, services, experiences, activities, events, documents, infrastructure and environments. Quality is always situational and subjective whereby what is quality for one particular use may not be quality for some other use. The following are common meanings of quality.
Accuracy
Adaptability
Aesthetics
Agility
Availability
Comfort
Competent work
Consistency
Convenience
Courteous service
Craftsmanship
Durability
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Engaging experiences
Flexibility
Functionality
Helpful service
Intuitiveness
Meaningful experiences
Originality
Performance
Precision
Professionalism
Reliability
Resilience
Safety
Security
Sensory experience e.g. taste of food
Solves problems
Speed
Stability
Style
Usability
Visual appeal
Fit for purpose is a common way to describe quality for a particular use. For example there is no reason for tissue paper to be super durable because it is immediately disposable. However, it is important for tissue paper to be hygienic, soft and to come in useful packaging.
Quality is often measured in terms of customer needs, expectations and perceptions. If customers think something is high quality then it is high quality.
Design quality is the value of a design. If something is poorly designed it will be low quality no matter how well it is manufactured and tested.
Build quality is how well something is designed, manufactured and tested.
Conformance quality simply means that something passes a set of quality control tests that indicate it conforms to specifications.
Overview: Quality Meaning
Type
Quality
Definition (1)
The value of something relative to its purpose.
Definition (2)
The value of something relative to its use.
Definition (3)
A product, service or experience that meets customer needs that is perceived as high value by customers.
Related Concepts
Quality »
Fit For Purpose »
Customer Needs »
Customer Perceptions »
High Quality »
Design Quality »
More about quality:
Build Quality
Business Quality
Conformance Quality
Cost Of Quality
Creative Quality
Critical To Quality
Defects
Design Quality
Figure Of Merit
High Quality
IT Quality
Manufacturing Quality
Material Quality
Process Quality
Product Quality
Project Quality
Quality Characteristics
Quality Culture
Quality Expectations
Quality Issues
Quality Meaning
Quality Objectives
Quality Of Work
Quality Planning
Quality Problems
Regression Testing
Reliability Quality
Service Issues
More ...
If you enjoyed this page, please consider bookmarking Simplicable.
 
Cite »

Quality

An overview of low quality with examples.

Product Quality Examples

An overview of product quality with examples.

Manufacturing Quality

An overview of manufacturing quality with examples.

Reliability Quality

An overview of reliability as it pertains to quality with examples.

Material Quality

An overview of materials quality with examples.

Defects

An overview of defects with examples.

Quality Issues

An overview of quality issues with examples.

Quality Of Work

The types of work quality with examples of each.

Words To Describe Quality Of Work

A vocabulary for describing quality of work.

Service Issues

An overview of service issues with a list of examples.

Creative Quality

An overview of creative quality with examples.

Quality Problems

The common causes of quality problems.

Quality Characteristics

An overview of quality characteristics with a list of examples.

Value

The five common definitions of value with an example.

Value Opposite

A list of opposites of value.

Material Things

A list of material things with an overview of materialism and minimalism.

Wealth Definition

The definition of wealth with examples.

Trending

The most popular articles on Simplicable in the past day.

New Articles

Recent posts or updates on Simplicable.
Site Map
Customer Service
Decision Making
Design
Design Quality
Governance
Information Technology
Management
Management Analysis
Management First Principles
Manufacturing
Organizational Culture
Performance Management
Problem Solving
Program Management
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Reliability Engineering
Requirements
Risk Management
Service Management
Small Business
Usability
More ...
© 2010-2023 Simplicable. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of materials found on this site, in any form, without explicit permission is prohibited.

View credits & copyrights or citation information for this page.

Home About     Privacy Policy     Cookies Terms of Use     Contact Us Search


Cookies help us deliver our services. You have choices regarding these cookies. Please visit our privacy policy, cookie policy and consent tool to learn more.


Copyright 2002-2024 Simplicable. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, redistributed or translated. Report violations here.