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ABSTRACT
This research use path analysis method which purposes to analyse the impact
of quality cost on competitive advantage at manufacturing industry in Makassar
Industrial Zone, simultanly and partially.
By hypothetical testing, the result test suggests that the Implementation of
quality cost which are; preventive cost, detection cost, internal failure cost and
external failure cost, have positively and significantly impact on competitive
advantage at food industry in Makassar Industrial Zone, simultanly and partially,
conducted the respon from by respondents.
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