Shigeo Shingo and Zero Quality Control
Zero Quality Control refers to an ideal system that produces no defective products and therefore does not require frequent inspections that waste both money and time. Organizations that aspire to …
Zero Quality Control refers to an ideal system that produces no defective products and therefore does not require frequent inspections that waste both money and time. Organizations that aspire to …
“Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.” – Joseph Juran Ten years ago today, quality improvement lost one of its most important …
How one man’s determination to make better beer drove the creation of quality control.
Quality Control is the control of the operational techniques and the activities used to fulfill requirements of quality. One way to control quality of a product or service is to provide in-process and/or final inspection. The problem with inspection is that experts maintain that even with 100% inspection, inspection is only 80% effective – at best.
A Control Plan is a method for documenting the functional elements of quality control that are to be implemented in order to assure that quality standards are met for a particular product or service. The intent of the control plan is to formalize and document the system of control that will be utilized.