Difference between revisions of "Quality at the source"
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:[[Quality at the source]]. A method of process control whereby each worker is responsible for his or her own work and performs needed inspections at each stage of the process. | :[[Quality at the source]]. A method of process control whereby each worker is responsible for his or her own work and performs needed inspections at each stage of the process. | ||
According to [[Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition)]], | According to [[Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition)]], | ||
| − | [[Quality at the source]] is a term that refers to shifting the responsibility for quality adherence to the operators at each step in the value stream, rather than relying on supervisors or a quality assurance departrnent to catch errors. | + | :[[Quality at the source]] is a term that refers to shifting the responsibility for quality adherence to the operators at each step in the value stream, rather than relying on supervisors or a quality assurance departrnent to catch errors. |
[[Category: Quality Management]][[Category: Articles]][[Category: Accounting]] | [[Category: Quality Management]][[Category: Articles]][[Category: Accounting]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 15 July 2020
Quality at the source is a method of process control whereby each worker is responsible for his or her own work and performs needed inspections at each stage of the process.
Definition
According to Managing Quality by Foster (6th edition),
- Quality at the source. A method of process control whereby each worker is responsible for his or her own work and performs needed inspections at each stage of the process.
According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),
- Quality at the source is a term that refers to shifting the responsibility for quality adherence to the operators at each step in the value stream, rather than relying on supervisors or a quality assurance departrnent to catch errors.
