Question 1.

Read the QD article titled 'Made in China: From Scary Bad to Scary Good'.

This is a two-part article, with Part 1 titled Chinas exploding middle class drives improvement and Part 2 titled Chinese quality is improving. Fast!

In sentence-like bullet point, discuss the factors (one per bullet point) that likely contributed to the improved quality of products made in China.

Question 2.

Read the Costs of Quality section in the textbook (see p. 105 -106). Then read the WSJ articles titled At Ford, Quality Is Now Problem 1

Roof Strength on Older Ford Trucks Called into Question by $1.7 Billion Jury Verdict

Ford Settled Dozens of Truck-Rollover Lawsuits Before $1.7 Billion Verdict

Ford Recalls 18 F-150 Lightning EV Trucks to Fix Battery Defect

Ford Confronts Strange, Ear-Piercing Static in F-150 Trucks.

In sentence-like bullet point format, show how the articles demonstrate the topic of Costs of Quality. That is, you must clearly identify each category of costs of quality you address and provide the corresponding examples from the assigned articles under each category, as follows:

The first category of costs of quality:

Example from the assigned articles, worded as a sentence.

Another example from the assigned articles, worded as a sentence.

The second category of costs of quality:

Example from the assigned articles, worded as a sentence.

Another example from the assigned articles, worded as a sentence.