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the countries which were allied with the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)—Bulgaria, Czech Rep

is region.

the model profoundly affected the management of quality.

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mon good, not the good of the individual, but this motivation was never sufficient
eneral public accidents at nuclear power stations and to forbid publication of “in

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g in the hands of a few resulted in widespread ignorance of microeconomic and fin

ced programs to promote economic integration among CMEA countries. One requirement

a Russian model established in 1978, known as the Unified System of State Quality
economic planning (including planning for quality control at all levels of the e

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s the highest quality level of comparable domestic or foreign products; first—pr

nd promote the interests of manufacturers in the achieving product certification

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satellites. The rockets appeal to commercial customers not because of leading-edge

quality deficiencies in competition with Japanese and Western products.

e social conditions existing in the factories.

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at work which are sharply changing the course of quality management in central a

s.
tern goods in the local market place.
t Western imports.
he international market.
s.

y the market potential and the availability of a well-educated work force at low

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even to influence) the customer’s needs. In a centrally planned economy, decisions

rded exchange.

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omers are served. Where employees have operated in state monopolies for all of th

one employees who have no experience with the concept of customer, to believe that

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make things right when things go wrong. Third, the employee has the opportunity to

airborne debris in the paint that they “looked like Brillo pads.” A shortage of f

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n to a market economy began, there was little experience within these countries i

ght and the rest must have seemed meaningless, if not absurd. There was in the Wes

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