Design = quality. true or false?

Eight papers at the Colloquium reported in this paper include a review by the Director General of BSI of how the quality system and design standards for industry (BS 5750) have been developed from the basis of the defence standards, and are shortly to be adopted as worldwide ISO standards. Other speakers enlarged on this, describing the new approach to unified procurement and project support, and also the processes of accreditation, assessment and certification. Other speakers examined the interaction of design and quality, with particular reference to satisfying the needs of consumers, and the management control of design, manufacture and marketing. Examples included the design of specialised technical equipment, consumer products and intermediate materials.