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| − | [[Cost of poor quality]] (also known by its acronym, [[COPQ]], as well as [[failure cost]], [[costs of non-conformance]], or [[costs of failure of conformance]]; hereinafter, | + | [[Cost of poor quality]] (also known by its acronym, [[COPQ]], as well as [[failure cost]], [[costs of non-conformance]], or [[costs of failure of conformance]]; hereinafter, ''COPQ'') is money spent because of failures or, in other words, of failure of keeping produced [[marketable]]s defect-free. |
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| − | :[[Joseph Juran]] pioneered the study of | + | :[[Joseph Juran]] pioneered the study of ''COPQ'' and coined the term, ''cost of poor quality''. |
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
| − | + | ''COPQ'' includes tangible and intangible internal (i.e. before the marketable reaches the [[customer]]) and external (i.e. after the ''marketable'' reaches the ''customer'') expenses. | |
[[Category: Quality Management]][[Category: Articles]] | [[Category: Quality Management]][[Category: Articles]] | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 8 July 2020
Cost of poor quality (also known by its acronym, COPQ, as well as failure cost, costs of non-conformance, or costs of failure of conformance; hereinafter, COPQ) is money spent because of failures or, in other words, of failure of keeping produced marketables defect-free.
Contents
Trivia
Definitions
According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),
- Cost of poor quality (COPQ). The costs that would disappear in the organization if all failures were removed from a product, service, or process; typically measures of a percent of sales or total costs.
Term
- Joseph Juran pioneered the study of COPQ and coined the term, cost of poor quality.
Structure
COPQ includes tangible and intangible internal (i.e. before the marketable reaches the customer) and external (i.e. after the marketable reaches the customer) expenses.
