125Quality Operating System (QOS)
• Revalidate measurable, quantiers, and quantifying tools on an
ongoing basis
• Issue meeting minute action items
• Keep an ongoing log of lessons learned and breakthrough
experiences
Example
To demonstrate the process and ow of QOS, let us show an example of
generating one. Our example is a baseball QOS.
Step 1. Customer expectations: What do the fans (customers) want
of their sport team?
Answer: Some possibilities are win the World Series, win
American or National league pennant, nish in top of divi-
sion,* or have a winning season. These and many more may be
identied through (a) market research, (b) focus groups, (c) sat-
isfaction surveys, (d) eld experience, (e) benchmarking, and
so on.
Step 2. Interna ...