Principles of Quality Costs: Understanding the Strategic Implementation of Process Management

By Frazier Pruitt and Douglas C Wood

Quality isn't just a technical issue-it's an economic engine. Quality problems don't just appear on the shop floor-they surface in delays, rework, miscommunication, and hidden costs that drain performance across the organization. Principles of Quality Costs, Fifth Edition, clarifies these often-overlooked drivers of waste and provides a modern, practical framework for reducing them. With updated terminology, expanded research on office and knowledge-work environments, and clear guidance on Investments, Monitoring, Waste, and Downstream Consequences, this edition shows how to make quality costs visible, measurable, and actionable. Designed for today's cross-functional teams, it equips leaders and practitioners to improve processes, strengthen customer satisfaction, and deliver bottom-line results.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1636942113
• ISBN13: 9781636942117
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"