We involved 30 customers of a company designing and producing microwave ovens. In a number of experiments these customers generated over 100 new ideas on functions, attributes and services related to microwave ovens. The 21 best ideas were identified by company specialists and these ideas were then evaluated by a large customer group using the theory of attractive quality in order to identify w...

A hedonic price function for wine is estimated using Swedish data, 1989-91. Implicit prices for quality attributes are determined not from a regression of variety price on a vector of quality attributes, but rather from a regression of quantity sold (adjusted for weeks of availability) on price and quality attributes. Such a ‘reduced form’ is justified by the assumption that prices and attribut...

A set of waxy (amylose-free) experimental spring wheats (Triticum aestivum L.) of diverse parentage were grown, along with two nonwaxy and two partial waxy check cultivars, at diverse North American cultural environments. Grain yield and functional attributes of derived flours were determined. Average grain yield of the waxy lines did not differ significantly from the average yield of the check...

Objectives The objective of this research is to characterize biological, physical and chemical soil quality parameters and monitor their changes over time in minimum tillage and no-till seeding systems as affected by tillage, crop species and management systems to identify soil quality attributes that can be used in the development of best management practices for conserving soil quality and en...

Most formal assessment and evaluation techniques and standards assume that software can be analysed like any physical item. In safety-critical systems, software is an important component providing functionality. Often it is also the most difficult component to assess. Balanced use of process assessment and product evaluation methods is needed, because lack of transparency in software must be co...

This study is designed to explain how restaurant healthy food quality is related to repeat patronage intention. The results indicate that perceived value mediates the positive relationship between the restaurant healthy food and revisit intent. In other words, restaurant healthy food quality increases perceived value in the diner’s mind, which in turn results in a higher level of revisit intent...

The nature of system properties, sometimes called the new “ilities” are discussed, and defined, with particular attention to the differences between the ilities, formalized specification for the ilities, as well as relationships between the ilities. Examples are given including generalized statements about the “ility” of a system, as well as specification statements for requirements definition ...

Image quality metrics have become more and more popular in the image processing community. However, so far, no one has been able to define an image quality metric well correlated with the percept for overall image quality. One of the causes is that image quality is multi-dimensional and complex. One approach to bridge the gap between perceived and calculated image quality is to reduce the compl...

In current business practice an integrated approach to represent at the design level the technological infrastructure that gives support to business processes is needed. We argue that it is highly complex considering technology in terms of specific functionalities from the beginning because these functionalities depend on new business requirements produced continually by internal and external c...

A methodology for automated analysis of print quality in inkjet printing has been developed and tested on 32 commercially available media. The methodology is based on an understanding of the phenomenology of ink-media interactions and their impact on print quality and user perception. The automated print quality analysis system described has a comprehensive set of built-in tools for quantifying...