11.4- Quality Control and Management

What are the main principles, purposes, and outcomes of quality control (QC)?

• To ensure product quality

• To reduce costs

• To increase production speed

• To enhance employee satisfaction

The function and purpose of inspection is to ______.

• Identify defects

• Increase production speed

• Reduce costs

• Enhance employee satisfaction

What does process capability refer to?

• The ability to produce products within specifications

• The speed of production

• The cost of production

• The satisfaction of employees.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of 100% sampling compared to statistical process control (SPC).

• More accurate but more costly

• Less accurate but cheaper

• Faster but less reliable

• Slower but more reliable

Six Sigma is used for ______ in high volume manufacture.

• Reducing defects

• Increasing speed

• Reducing costs

• Enhancing employee satisfaction.

What is the primary purpose of Quality Control (QC) in manufacturing?

• To increase production speed

• To implement quality assurance inspection and testing requirements

• To reduce labor costs

• To enhance marketing strategies

Quality Control (QC) ensures that the final product ______ the requirements.

• ignores

• meets

• exceeds

• undermines

Inspection is used to ______ the precision of the measuring instrument.

• ignore

• measure

• reduce

• complicate

Which stage of inspection involves checking all purchased raw materials before they are used in manufacturing?

• Inspection of finished goods

• Inspection of incoming materials

• Inspection of the production process.

The last stage of inspection, where finished goods are tested before marketing, is called ________.

• Inspection of incoming materials

• Inspection of the production process

• Inspection of finished goods