J.D. Power and Associates (www.jdpower.com) is a well-known research company specializing in the measurement of product quality

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J.D. Power and Associates (www.jdpower.com) is a well-known research company specializing in the measurement of product quality and customer satisfaction. Explore their website to look at their customer satisfaction ratings for a number of industries. What role will third-party firms like J.D. Power play in the future, given the increasing use of internal customer satisfaction metrics?