“Quality is designed and built into the process; it cannot be inspected into the finished product.” Inspection verifies quality, but process control guarantees it.
- Establish the “Living” Foundation (The Control Plan)
- Implement Layered Quality Gates
- Qualify Your Measurement Systems (MSA)
- Drive Stability with Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Formalize Non-Conforming Material Control
- Close the Loop with Root Cause Analysis (CAPA)