Achieving quality Production Flashcards

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What is quality?

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is producing a good or service which meets customer expectations

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How quality help businesses?

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by maintaining a good reputation
build brand loyalty
establish brand image

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If quality not provided by the business?

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the business will lose customers to other brands
will need to replace a product or repeat a offer which will raise the costs

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Advantages of quality control?

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tries to eliminate errors before the customer receive the product

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Disadvantages of quality control?

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expensive as inspectors need to be paid
identifies where is the fault but don’t identify why the fault occured

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Role of quality assurance?

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is to make sure that quality standards are applied to all stages of production

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Advantages of quality assurance?

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eliminates faults before going to the next stage
fewer complaints from customers

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disadvantages of quality assurance?

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expensive as employees are getting paid
relies on employees being committed to quality standards

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Role of total quality management

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is the continuous improvement of products and processes by focusing on quality at each stage of production

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Advantages of total quality management?

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quality is built into every stage of production process
eliminates all errors and faults before being the product received by the customer
no complaints from the customers

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Disadvantages of total quality management

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expensive to train all employees
hard to rely on employees accepting responsibility

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