An investigation into the application of QFD in ecommerce

Waterworth, Alec and Eldridge, Stephen (2010) An investigation into the application of QFD in ecommerce. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 5 (3). pp. 231-251. ISSN 1746-6482

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Abstract

As the nature of business has changed over the last 50 years, with a shift away from manufacturing towards service sector industries, quality management has changed with it. Traditional quality management tools, such as quality function deployment (QFD), which were originally developed within manufacturing, have since become popular in assessing quality in the delivery of a service. Although recent research has highlighted the difference between physical service delivery and service delivery in e-commerce (Parasuraman et al., 2005; Barnes and Vigden, 2002, 2005), there is little documented evidence of these techniques being applied to e-commerce. This study has developed this research further, ultimately demonstrating how organisations can adapt traditional quality management tools to measure quality and guide improvement efforts in an e-commerce environment.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/managementlearning/managementdevelopment
Subjects:
?? management developmentgeneral business,management and accountingbusiness, management and accounting(all)hb economic theory ??
ID Code:
59482
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Deposited On:
25 Oct 2012 15:07
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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