2.9 Design for manufacture and project management (key terms)

Question 1

quality assurance (QA)

Answer 1

The procedures and policies put in place to reduce waste and ensure manufactured products are produced accurately within set tolerances

Question 2

Scrum

Answer 2

A project management method, which focuses on the organisation of workforce teams to reduce the lead time of projects

Question 3

total quality management (TQM)

Answer 3

A project management system focusing on QA through the full involvement of the workforce in continual improvement

Question 4

critical path analysis (CPA)

Answer 4

A project management method used to analyse all individual stages within a project and plan the effective and time efficient completion of each element within the desired schedule

Question 5

quality control (QC)

Answer 5

The monitoring, checking and testing of materials, components, equipment and products throughout production to ensure they conform to acceptable tolerances