TY - JOUR AB - Looks at definitions of quality in the literature and their appropriateness to TQM in service industries. Discusses the opinions of leading proponents on the cost of quality, the nature of “service”, the measurement of service quality and the importance of leadership in service design. Describes Zeithaml et al.’s model for measuring service performance. VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 0960-4529 DO - 10.1108/09604529610108135 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09604529610108135 AU - McManus John J. AU - Hutchinson Iain PY - 1996 Y1 - 1996/01/01 TI - TQM in service design T2 - Managing Service Quality: An International Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 40 EP - 44 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -