- Industry: Quality management
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American Society for Quality (ASQ) is a global community of quality management professionals. Established in 1946 as the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) in response to the need to sustain the many quality-improvement techniques used manufacturing during World War II, the organization ...
The full cycle corrective action tool that offers ease and simplicity for employee involvement in the corrective action/process improvement cycle.
Industry:Quality management
The costs associated with providing poor quality products or services. There are four categories: internal failure costs (costs associated with defects found before the customer receives the product or service), external failure costs (costs associated with defects found after the customer receives the product or service), appraisal costs (costs incurred to determine the degree of conformance to quality requirements) and prevention costs (costs incurred to keep failure and appraisal costs to a minimum).
Industry:Quality management
A philosophy and attitude for analyzing capabilities and processes and improving them repeatedly to achieve customer satisfaction.
Industry:Quality management
The average number of units inspected per lot, including all units in rejected lots (applicable when the procedure calls for 100% inspection of rejected lots).
Industry:Quality management
An initiative focused on eliminating all waste in manufacturing processes. Principles of lean manufacturing include zero waiting time, zero inventory, scheduling (internal customer pull instead of push system), batch to flow (cut batch sizes), line balancing and cutting actual process times. The production systems are characterized by optimum automation, just-in-time supplier delivery disciplines, quick changeover times, high levels of quality and continuous improvement.
Industry:Quality management
A process parameter that can affect safety or compliance with regulations, fit, function, performance or subsequent processing of product.
Industry:Quality management
Requirements governing the quality procedures of medical device manufacturers.
Industry:Quality management
The person who coordinates the various functions and work activities at all levels of a process, has the authority or ability to make changes in the process as required and manages the entire process cycle to ensure performance effectiveness.
Industry:Quality management
Both a strategy and a formal relationship between a supplier and a customer that engenders cooperation for the benefit of both parties.
Industry:Quality management
