Showing posts with label The Role of Inspection and Quality Control. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Role of Inspection and Quality Control. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Inspection and Quality Control

The inspection and QC practices are centered around the following principles:
  • I must make sure we comply with legal requirements and quality standards
  • I must understand my customers needs and communicate with my customer in his language
  • I must give my customer enough information to plan and budget to support my efforts
Key Inspection and QC Practices
  • Inspection is about mechanical integrity only.
  • Due diligence must be applied to regulatory compliance issues. Heavy focus on compliance (inspections are not optional)
  • Inspection must use risk-base processes which are tied back to business decision making. Inspection recommendations must be vetted through these processes before being approved. Document the process
  • Contingency Planning should be a standard practice
  • Reactive decision making should be focused on making a “good” decision not the “best” solution
  • QC is about product quality
  • Due diligence must be applied to QC issues. Heavy focus on compliance (good quality is not optional)