title: Achieving total quality through intelligence.
abstract: American firms want 'total quality'. The time and money spent by U.S. companies attempting to qualify for the coveted Baldrige Award exemplifies corporate America's desire to achieve new quality standards. Corporate intelligence and 'total quality' are inextricably linked. In this article, the authors demonstrate how shared and properly-used information can be a powerful tool for elevating quality standards, and how corporate intelligence programmes can provide the information links vital for success in attaining the highest standards of quality.
authors: L M
authors: LM
authors: Fuld
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D004465:Economic Competition; D007221:Industry / Q000592:standards*; D007255:Information Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D008330:Management Audit / Q000458:organization & administration; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States