QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT
Quality Function Deployment: translation
Quality Function Deployment ˌQuality ˌFunction Deˈployment abbreviation QFD noun [uncountable] MARKETING
a way of designing, making, and delivering products or services, based on what customers say they want or need:
• Quality Function Deployment can produce better products and accelerate the time required to get those products to market.
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Quality Function Deployment UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION QFD)
► MARKETING,
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This is consistent with the quality function deployment (QFD) approach found in leading Japanese companies.
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