...Difference between QA and QC As we've talked in a previous post about the Definition of Quality, with these 2 terms exist the same “issue” where every single person/organization defines Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) in a bit different way. Also, many people including HHRR (Human Resources) and quality professionals do not know what QA and QC really means, and what the difference is between both terms. For those reasons, these concepts are often used interchangeably, and in some organizations one department performs the activities of both. The truth is that both terms have strong interdependence; QA relies mostly on the QC feedback and both work to deliver good quality products/services; but they are different processes. Next table shows the differences between them. QA vs. QC Definition from ASQ.org Assurance: The act of giving confidence, the state of being certain or the act of making certain. QA: The planned and systematic activities implemented in a quality system so that quality requirements for a product or service will be fulfilled. Other definition QA is a failure prevention system that predicts almost everything about product safety, quality standards and legality that could possibly go wrong, and then takes steps to control and prevent flawed products or services from reaching the advanced stages of the supply chain. Definition from ASQ.org Control: An evaluation to indicate needed corrective responses; the act of guiding...
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...Uncertainty Estimation and Inventory Quality Taka Hiraishi (Japan) and Buruhani Nyenzi (Tanzania) REVIEW EDITORS Carlos M Lòpez Cabrera (Cuba) and Leo A Meyer (Netherlands) Expert Group: Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) CO-CHAIRS Kay Abel (Australia) and Michael Gillenwater (USA) AUTHOR OF BACKGROUND PAPER Joe Mangino (USA) CONTRIBUTORS Sal Emmanuel (IPCC-NGGIP/TSU), Jean-Pierre Fontelle (France), Michael Gytarsky (Russia), Art Jaques (Canada), Magezi-Akiiki (Uganda), and Joe Mangino (USA) 8.2 IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Chapter 8 Quality Assurance and Quality Control Contents 8 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL 8.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................8.4 8.2 PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING QA/QC SYSTEMS ......................................8.5 8.3 ELEMENTS OF A QA/QC SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 8.6 8.4 INVENTORY AGENCY ......................................................................................................................8.6 8.5 QA/QC PLAN .......................................................................................................................................8.6 8.6 GENERAL QC PROCEDURES (TIER...
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...ACMC Quality Assurance (ACMC QA) section is analyzed. The analysis is subdivided according to the four management functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In the Organizing section, the organizational chart of ACMC QA is the one analyzed. In the Leading section, both Leadership and Motivation are analyzed. Strengths and weaknesses are identified in the analysis. To conclude the report, these strengths and weaknesses are prioritized and matched to optimize their usefulness. Before the analysis, it is important to note that there are actually five leadership positions the ACMC QA and that these positions, and not of the ACMC QA Manager alone is analyzed. The five leadership positions are: the QA Manager (QAM), the Out-going QA Supervisor (OQA), the In-Process Quality Control Supervisor (QCS), the Customer Quality Engineering Team Leader (QETL), and the Improvements Quality Engineering Team Leader (QITL). The supervisors and team leaders are direct reports of the QA manager. They are held by low to medium grade level staff and not by managers. And although, it does not seem fair to evaluate these staffs in terms of management, the author’s (the QAM) purpose of making the evaluation is not to appraise their individual performance but to know the weaknesses of the ACMC QA section so that the section may develop further, especially in terms of the first-line managing staff. B. Planning A graphical representation of the ACMC QA planning cycle is shown in...
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...CHAPTER 13 Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Perfect competition and monopolistic competition are similar in that both market structures include A) price-taking behavior by firms. B) a homogeneous product. C) no barriers to entry. D) very few firms. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: Market Structures 2) Perfect competition and monopolistic competition are similar in that firms in both types of market structure will A) act as price takers. B) produce a level of output where price equals marginal cost. C) earn zero profit in the long run. D) act as price setters. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: Market Structures 3) Oligopoly differs from monopolistic competition in that an oligopoly includes A) product differentiation. B) barriers to entry. C) no barriers to entry. D) downward-sloping demand curves facing the firm. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: Market Structures 4) Regardless of market structure, all firms A) consider the actions of rivals. B) maximize profit by setting marginal revenue equal to marginal cost. C) produce a differentiated product. D) have the ability to set price. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: Market Structures Figure 13.1 [pic] 5) Figure 13.1 shows a payoff matrix for two firms, A and B, that must choose between a high-price strategy...
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...Quality Assurance Test Plan (QATP) for SugarCRM .......... Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Purpose 2 1.2 Scope 2 1.3 Overview 2 1.4 Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations 2 1.5 References 3 2 Scope of Testing 3 2.1 Product Overview 3 2.2 Scope of Testing 4 2.2.1 Within Scope of Testing 4 2.2.2 Out of Scope of Testing 5 2.3 Requirement Criticality Classification Guideline 5 2.4 Functional Requirements 5 2.5 Non Functional Requirement 6 3 Assumption and Risk 7 3.1 Assumptions and Dependencies 7 3.2 Risk Management 7 4 Test Deliverables and Schedule 8 4.1 Test Design 8 4.2 Reporting 8 4.3 Escalation 9 4.3.1 Results 9 4.3.2 Deliverables 9 4.3.3 Configuration management 9 4.4 Test Phases 9 4.5 Testing Activities 10 5 Testing Approach 11 5.1 Testing Activities 11 Smoke Testing 13 5.1.1 Objective 13 5.1.2 Entry Criteria 13 5.1.3 Exit Criteria 13 5.1.4 Test suspension resumption criteria 13 5.2 User Interface Testing 13 5.2.1 Objective 13 5.2.2 Entry Criteria 13 5.2.3 Exit Criteria 14 5.2.4 Test suspension resumption criteria 14 5.2.5 Special Considerations 14 5.3 Functional Testing 14 5.3.1 Objective 14 5.3.2 Entry Criteria 14 5.3.3 Exit Criteria 14 5.3.4 Test suspension resumption criteria 14 5.3.5 Special Considerations 14 5.4 Regression Testing 14 5.4.1 Objective 14 5.4.2 Entry Criteria 14 ...
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...In the U.S.-led “global war on terrorism,” al-Qa`ida and its militant affiliates have come to serve as both symbol and explanatory matrix for a range of disparate militant groups in the Middle East and beyond. Included among these are the Palestinian rejectionist factions and the Lebanese Hizballah, despite the fact that their roots, worldviews, and agendas are inimical to those of al-Qa`ida. This article argues that the scholarly and political effort to lump together diverse resistance groups into a homogenous “terrorist enemy,” ultimately symbolized by Osama Bin Laden, is part and parcel of neocolonial power politics whereby all “native” struggles against established power structures are placed beyond reason and dialogue. The authors contend that while the Palestinian rejectionist factions and the Lebanese Hizballah may be understood as local representations of the anticolonial “third worldist” movement, al-Qa`ida and its affiliates operate within a “neo–third worldist” framework, a dichotomy that entails tactical and strategic differences, both political and military. The article draws on an extensive series of author interviews with leaders and cadres from Hizballah and the Palestinian factions. In response to al-Qa`ida’s 11 September 2001 attacks, the United States declared war not merely against those who had set upon it, but against an open-ended range of “terrorist organizations and those who harbor and support them.”1 Within two weeks of the attacks, U.S. President George...
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...commercial vehicles (with Navistar), three-wheeler utilitarian delivery and flatbed vehicles, and scooters and motorcycles. Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) produces armoured vehicles and sea mines, while Mahindra Agribusiness exports fruits to Europe and Asia. M&M makes aircraft and related components, and is active in IT and financial services, steel processing, and infrastructure. Core Purpose: Indians are second to none in the world. The founders of our nation and of our company passionately believed this. We will prove them right by believing in ourselves and by making ourselves and by making Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. known worldwide for the quality, durability and reliability of its products and services. QUALITY ASSUARANCE What is Quality? Quality is defined as the characteristics of a product/service that bears on its ability to satisfy the specified and implied needs. Quality may also be defined as fitness for use. So, in changing scenarios where everything is becoming customer oriented, quality also focuses on satisfaction of the end user than mere conformance to drawing and following specified procedures. Roles of Quality Assurance Function: Quality Assurance Function is a representative of an organization urge to acquire customer satisfaction but, satisfaction of customer or fitness for use is not the sole responsibility of the...
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...signal or Kanban. This signal tells production when to make a certain part or when to sequence a certain part that is required. JIT in time focuses on continuous improvement (Kaizen) and if implemented correctly can make the business very efficient with improved quality and returns on investment. Quality Assurance (QA) This is a process centred approach to ensure that Toyota is providing the best possible products or services. It is related to quality control, which focuses on the end result. Quality assurance focuses on the process to achieve the end result. Toyota uses a system called the QA Network, this acts like a net to catch defects before the end result. Toyota implements a 200% quality check by the production and stores processes even before the vehicle is sent for quality inspection. This ensures that every vehicle is fitted with the correct part in the correct way. Toyota’s QA Network is very effective in achieving a very impressive SDR (straight delivery rate), vehicles with no defects that go straight to the customer and no delays. TSAM’s Quality assurance network Before condition 100% before QCI 100% 100% Figure 1 This is an example of the QA network for the wire frame wrong or missing part fitment. This part is an A rank defect if the wrong part or part not fitted. A rank means that this defect if not picked up and goes to the customer can lead to serious injury or death to the customer because wire harnesses fall under the fire hazard safety critical...
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...Relocation Project Project Management Plan (PMP) For ABC QC Lab Equipment Relocation * * May 4, 2010 Prepared by Ingrid Valmes Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Project Summary 1 1.1.1 Scope 1 1.1.2 Funding Source 1 1.1.3 Objectives 1 1.1.4 Products Produced by the Project 1 1.2 Document Summary 1 1.2.1 Purpose 2 1.2.2 Evolution of the Plan 2 2. Roles and Responsibilities 3 2.1 External Roles and Responsibilities 4 2.1.1 Project Sponsor 4 2.1.2 Resource Manager 4 2.1.3 Contracts Representative 4 2.2 Project Roles and Responsibilities 4 2.2.1 Senior Manager 4 2.2.2 Project Manager 4 2.2.3 Requirements Manager (Project Team Member) 4 2.2.4 Measurement Analyst (Project Team Member) 4 2.2.5 Quality Assurance Manager (Project Team Member) 4 2.2.6 Configuration Manager (Project Team Member) 4 2.2.7 Risk Manager (Project Team Member) 4 2.2.8 Team Leaders (Project Team Member) 4 2.2.9 Project Training Needs 4 3. Project Management Activities 4 3.1 Integrated Project Management 4 3.1.1 Use of DHI’s Defined Processes 4 3.1.2 Coordinate and Collaborate with Relevant Stakeholders 4 3.2 Project Planning 4 3.2.1 Establish Estimates 4 3.2.1.1 Material Costs 4 3.2.2 Develop a Plan 4 3.2.3 Obtain Commitment to the Plan 4 3.2.4 Communicate the Plan 4 3.2.5 Risk Management Planning 4 3.2.6 Quality Assurance Planning 4 3.2.7 Quality Assurance Audit Schedule 4 3.2.8 Project Management Tools 4 3.3 Project Monitoring and Control 4 ...
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...Build a Web Applications and Security Development Life Cycle Plan What are the elements of a successful SDL? The elements of a successful SDL include a central group within the company (or software development organization) that drives the development and evolution of security best practices and process improvements, serves as a source of expertise for the organization as a whole, and performs a review (the Final Security Review or FSR) before software is released. What are the activities that occur within each phase? Training Phase- Core Security Training Requirements Phase- Establish security requirements, create Quality Gates/Bug Bars, perform Privacy Risk assesments. Design Phase-Establish Design Requirements, perform Attack Surface Analysis/Reduction, use Threat Modeling Implementation Phase- Use approved tools, Deprecate unsafe functions perform static analysis Verification Phase- Perform Dynamic Analysis, Perform Fuzz Testing, Conduct Attack Surface Review Release Phase- Create an incident Response Plan, Conduct Final Security Review, Certify release and archive Response Phase- Execute Incident Response Plan Phase Activities Roles Tools Requirements - Establish Security Requirements -Create Quality Gates/Bug Bars -Perform Security and Privacy Risk Assessments -Project Managers -Security Analysts -Microsoft SDL Process Template for Visual Studio Team System - MSF-Agile + SDL Process Template Design -Establish Design Requirements -Perform Attack Surface...
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...Assistance Manager ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Business Analyst ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Platform Technology Team – System Architect and Engineering Lead ..................................................................... 7 Platform Technology Team – Engineer #1 (Hardware & Infrastructure Engineer) ..................................................... 8 Technology Team – Engineer # 2 (Database Analyst & Administrator, DBA)........................................................... 8 Quality Assurance (QA) Team - Test...
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...Questions for Critical Thinking 5 Salvatore’s Chapter 10: a. Discussion Questions: 2 and 8. b. Problems: 1 and 5. 2. a) What are the advantages of the Herfindahl index over concentration ratios in measuring the degree of concentration in an industry? b) What is the disadvantage of both? The Herfindahl index is the sum of the squares of the market shares of each member within the industry and is always less than one. One advantage is that the Herfindahl index gives a look at the larger groups in an industry, while concentration ratio just describes the level of concentration the largest members of a specific industry are presently holding. An advantage is that the larger members will have a greater influence on pricing, marketing and other key indicators that a smaller firm will not. A disadvantage is that the smaller members may be greatly influential, or positioned in a spectacular market, and the Herfindahl index will not be able to describe potential that key player small firms may hold. 8. In what way does OPEC resemble a cartel? How successful is it? OPEC, or The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which is essentially a cartel of oil exporting partners in order to dominate the market, can manipulate the supply of oil in order to keep prices, and profits, high. The 12 member-nations control nearly 80% of the world’s oil along with 44% of the world’s daily production. They have been accused of keeping oil prices high by producing less...
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...harmless and nonviolent (SV) acts. The struggle for social justice killed some heroes. The Civil Rights was a fight that lasted horrible decades. (1) Daisy Bates, Jackie Robinson, and James Forman all were leaders and activists in our history. (1) Daisy Bates was a passionate (QA) woman, who wrote and published articles about recent events of discrimination in her local area. Bates reported the whole inspirational story start to end. (6) When (CL) she was born on November 11, 1914, she knew she was sent to this world for a reason. The most impacting (SV) thing she has ever willingly (LY) done was assisting the Little Rock 9 into an all white school. She was an important player in the Aaron v. Cooper case where African American children sued a Little Rock school for not allowing them to attend. This event became national news and set the stage for...
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...by observing my administrators, understand the basic idea of the book. High Velocity companies lead the way. They have basically worked out all the kinks and foreseen the possibilities of what may or may not occur. They develop a means of communication paired with teamwork, and accountability. One of my favorite comparisons in the book was: “A more appropriate image is the spider web, a complex intertwining of strands. One or another may snap, and the web may hold, but if just the right combination fails, the web snaps. No wonder then that spiders repair rips and tears as they occur, not waiting for the failures to accumulate.” (Spear 15%) I feel this analogy should be the foundation of any business. If you arrive at a wrinkle, you just can’t push it to the side and forget about it. It will eventually resurface and might even be a larger concern. From my experience working in health care, I noticed when there was problem staff, meaning, staff that wouldn’t follow the job description or disguarded the basics of customer service. The administration would overlook the problem instead of writing them up or in servicing them on the proper protocols. However, when new staff came in they would get the proper in-services. The administration would clearly explain to the new staff what was expected and how the residents should be treated. Sadly after a few weeks of working and training under the old problem staff, the new staff was now the problem staff. The purpose of this...
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...Siemens, Tata Communications Limited, Godrej, Johnson & Johnson India Limited …and many more . We have 47 education centers in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Goa and West Bengal of which 11 are self-operated and 36 are run on franchise basis. Across the centers, we have more than 150 trainers, 1600 technically equipped personnel and trained over 10,000 students till date. Core Values We, at ITSource have been carrying a very strong belief that “means to goals” are as important as “goals”. The foundation of our organization is based on certain core values on which we operate– i.e. the factors, which define “who we are” and “what we are”. At ITSource, we are extremely proud of our core values, and believe that they were and are critical contributors for building up ITSource for what it is and...
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