Total quality management
A system which integrates the quality management efforts of all groups in an organisation.•
The costs of getting things right first time are less than the costs of correction.•
Less than 100% quality is acceptable as the costs of reaching 100% outweigh the benefits.•
Measuring the costs of quality
Costs of ensuring quality Costs of quality failure
Prevention costs
Cost incurred to reduce appraisal cost to a
minimum.
Internal failure costs
Cost arising from inadequate quality before
the transfer of ownership from supplier to
purchaser.
Appraisal costs
Cost incurred in initially ascertaining and
ensuring conformance of the product to quality
requirements, such as inspection and testing.
External failure costs
Cost arising from inadequate quality
discovered after the transfer of ownership
from supplier to purchaser such as complaints,
warranty claims and recall cost.
Recent exam question
June 2008 - Question 5 and December 2008 - Question 4b
Exam focus