Analysis of 99 real-data studies (published from 1980 to 2016) in the area of Quality Costing.

What is it about?

The present paper examines the longitudinal evolution of Quality Costs measurement, depicted in 99 real-data studies of the last thirty years. A meta-analysis of these articles is conducted, in order to highlight the evolution of the variables that have been used for the study of Quality Costing, in relation to the date of publication, business sector and geographical origin of each paper.

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Why is it important?

The present paper is a longitudinal meta-analysis of Quality Cost papers that have been published in the last 30 years. It explores the evolution of research in Quality Costing, not only in relation to the variables in use, but also in terms of date of publication, business sector and geographical origin of the studies.

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