ABSTRACT

This chapter aims to introduce readers to some of the many barriers which prevent the achievement of quality. It will identify what those barriers are, how they arise and how they can be identified or recognized. The barriers have been grouped under four main headings:

systems and procedures; culture; organization design;

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(or the costs of a non-quality process or product).