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Productivity & Quality in American Industry ABSTRACT This research examined the rela

This research examined the relationship between productivity and quality in American industry. The general thesis of this examination was that (1) deteriorating product quality has resulted in a lessened demand for American products both domestically and internationally, which, in turn, has (2) impinged on the ability of American industry to modernize, train, and gain the economies of scale necessary to maintain productivity growth.

American competitiveness suffers in comparison to that of several other countries. Primarily, products from Japanand several other countries are perceived to be of higher quality for the same, or lower, cost as American products. The accent on quality was lost in American industry in the postWorld War II era, when the country's firms could sell almost anything that they made, and at a time when the quality level of foreign made products was of no great worry. To be sure, there were advocates of quality control in the United States during that time period, such as Edwards Deming; however, American industrialists were in no mood to listen to them. Unfortunately for American industry, someone else did listen to Demingthe Japanese. The superior quality control procedures of modern Japanese industry were originally developed, in large part, under the guidance and tutelage of Edwards Deming.

This research examines the relationship between productivity and quality in American industry. The general thesis of this examination is that (1) deteriorating product quality has resulted in a lessened demand for American products both domestically and internationally, which, in turn, has (2) impinged on the ability of American industry to modernize, train, and gain the economies of scale necessary to maintain productivity growth.

THE LINK BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY, COMPETITIVENESS,AND PRODUCT QUALITY

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