Products have failed because of poor quality. Bridgestone/Firestone had some notorious problems with quality that led to the product failure of its tires. Most people and companies have experienced software failures, information technology failures, drug failures and food failures all traceable back to poor quality. But, has an entire manufacturing company gone out of business because of a poor quality program?
A search of the Internet turned up no evidence of companies that have failed solely because of poor quality. Many have had individual products fail because poor quality was a contributing factor. Some of these companies went out of business, but poor quality was only a contributing factor-poor marketing, economy, pricing, supply and customer service also contributed to their demise. Many companies have well-made products, but they didn't make it either. Does a good quality program, or absence of one, have an effect on company success?