Contribution of the quality costs to sustainable development

Abstract This paper presents a framework of contemporary quality costs concept contributing to more sustainable society regarding an integrated view in all phases the product life cycle (engineering, production, use, and end-of-life) by stakeholders supply chain. The development this is viewed through complementarity sustainability dimensions circular economy understood as waste management concept, which represents solid basis for novel approach understanding which, turn, reflects concept. By providing criteria (economic, environmental, social) integral part will improve performance early design, increase added value products duration value, strengthen responsibility beyond limits their organizational processes. inevitably lead changes cost structure, dominated new elements reflect sustainability. research demonstrates findings that should support setting theoretic assumptions generic model.