What are the benefits of using Quality Management?

QM provides advantages for your company at various levels, for example

through:

- QM integration in the overall concept of the SAP system

- Access to data that has already been maintained (such as customer master,
vendor master)
- Standardization of processes
- Automation of the information flow (using the Workflow)
- Planning support (for example provision of inspection plans)
- Process improvement (for example by monitoring processes and implementing
corrective tasks in quality notifications)
 

Self-Test Your SAP QM Knowledge

1) When implementing QM, only the business processes in a company must

be examined.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.

a) True
b) False
 

2. Quality management can be used throughout the whole life cycle of a

product.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.

a) True
b) False
 

3. QM is integrated in the processes of the logistics supply chain.

Determine whether this statement is true or false.

a) True
b) False
 

4. Only internal problems can be processed using quality notifications.

Determine whether this statement is true or false.

a) True
b) False
 

5. Physical samples can only be processed in production.

Determine whether this statement is true or false.

a) True
b) False
 

6. Quality planning tasks include:

Choose the correct answer(s).

a) Processing of inspection plans

b) Processing of master recipes
c) Management of the material stocks to be inspected
d) Processing of inspection methods

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Correct Answers

1. When implementing QM, only the business processes in a company must be

examined.

Answer: False

In addition to the business processes, standards requirements must also be taken

into consideration for implementation.

2. Quality management can be used throughout the whole life cycle of a product.

Answer: True

The example of the quality loop shows that QM can be used throughout the entire
life cycle of a product.

3. QM is integrated in the processes of the logistics supply chain.

Answer: True

Due to the integration of QM with the logistics supply chain, inspections can be
triggered automatically.

4. Only internal problems can be processed using quality notifications.

Answer: False

Quality notifications can be used to handle problems in all processes along the
supply chain.

5. Physical samples can only be processed in production.

Answer: False

Physical samples can also be processed at goods receipt, at goods issue, and for
the inspection of external products.

6. Quality planning tasks include:

Answer: a, b, d

The materials stocks are managed using the inspection lot.