Quality Control Fundamentals and Instrumentation

These flashcards cover key concepts from the lecture on Quality Control Fundamentals, focusing on definitions and important methodologies.

Quality Control

Activities to ensure that products/services meet requirements and are improved continuously.

Variability

The degree of variation or fluctuation in a process or product.

Quality Improvement

Reduction of variability in processes and products.

Quality Characteristics

Elements that describe what the user thinks of as quality, including physical and sensory attributes.

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

A method for monitoring processes and reducing variability through control charts.

Juran Trilogy

The interrelated processes of Planning, Control, and Improvement in quality management.

Deming's 14 Points

A set of principles for quality improvement proposed by W. Edwards Deming.

Six Sigma

A quality improvement methodology focused on reducing variability and defects.

Concurrent Engineering

An approach where different departments work together simultaneously on product development.

ISO 9000

A series of standards for quality management systems applicable to all organizations.