Quality of Conformance means the degree to which a product or service, or process meets specified standards or requirements set as part of an effective design and development process.
Quality of conformance is a critical quality management concept focussed on how product and service outputs meet specified requirements.
Quality of conformance key pointers:
Adherence to Specifications: The level to which a product or service conforms to established technical specifications, design plans and customer requirements.
Manufacturing and Production: Ensuring that the final product is produced as specified with minimal if any deviations. Uniformity and standardisation in processing, materials and workmanship are key.
Inspection and Testing: Quality control techniques aimed at detection and correction of any deviations or defects in the product or service.
Cost of Non-Conformance: Failing to achieve quality of conformance, defects, rework, recalls, and other issues that with potential to increase quality costs and potentially damage reputation.
Continual Improvement: Improving processes to enhance the quality of conformance this resulting in increased uniformity, reduced waste and predictable quality outputs.
In summary, quality of conformance is about providing products and services that meet specified design requirements. This is crucial in the prevention of failure, meeting high standards of product and service quality, satisfying customers and maintaining competitive advantage.
Quality of conformance is focal in any well designed quality management system based on ISO 9001.
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