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ME C 443 Quality Control,

Assurance and Reliability


L-2
BITS Pilani Dr. Sachin Waigaonkar
K K Birla Goa Campus
Review of Last Class

• Introduction to Quality
• Course Objectives
• Dimensions of Quality
• Evolution of Quality Control.

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Quality = Reduction of Waste

Difference in warranty cost revealed that for one supplier with excessive variability, the
warranty cost was high.
So, variability is the cause of the wasted money, time, and effort that is associated with the
repairs.
An alternate and frequently very useful definition is that quality improvement is the
reduction of waste.
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Cost of Quality

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Prevention Costs

• Quality planning
• Education and training
• Conducting design reviews
• Supplier reviews and selection
• Quality system audits
• Process planning and control
• Product modifications
• Equipment upgrades

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Appraisal Costs

• Test and inspection (receiving, in-process and final)


• Supplier acceptance sampling
• Product Audits
• Calibration

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Internal Failure Costs

• In-process scrap and rework


• Troubleshooting and repairing
• Design changes
• Inventory required to support poor process yields and
rejected lots
• Re-inspection / retest of reworked items

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External Failure Costs

• Sales returns and allowances


• Replacing defective products
• Service level agreement penalties
• Complaint handling
• Field service labor and parts costs incurred due to
warranty obligations
• Product recalls / Legal claims
• Lost customers and opportunities
• Downgrading
• Processing of customer complaints

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Determining COQ

• A business that generates INR1,000,000 in sales.


• It incurs 50,000 in Quality checks and inspections.
• It pays 30,000 for appraising the purchased raw
materials.
• Additionally, it pays 50,000 for repairs on finished items.
It maintains a provision of 20,000 for warranty costs and
product returns.
• Help the management determine the cost of quality as a
percentage of sales.

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Costs Vs Quality

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