potential energy and partly kinetic energyEnergyquality is the contrast between different ... quality are sometimes concerned with developing a system of ranking energy qualities in hierarchy ... analysis of energyquality was first proposed in 1851 by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William ... energy with a built in measure of quality like energy 2001, p. 392 . Energyquality evaluation methods There appear to be two main kinds of methodology used for the calculation of energyquality ... these classes is the assumption of whether energyquality can be upgraded in an energy transformation process. Receiver methods view energyquality as a measure and indicator of the relative ... intensity of energy. Grubler used the latter as an indicator of relative environmental quality. However ... using solar energy, the energyquality is not upgraded 1994, p. 125 . Donor methods view energyquality as a measure of the amount of energy used in an energy transformation, and that goes into sustaining ... evaluation. From this view, in contrast with that outlined by Ohta, energyquality is upgraded in the multistage trophic conversions of ecological systems. Here, upgraded energyquality has a greater capacity to feedback and control lower grades of energyquality. Donor methods attempt to understand the usefulness of an energetic process by quantifying the extent to which higher qualityenergy controls lower qualityenergy. Energyquality in physical chemical science direct energy transformations Constant energy form but variable energy flow T.Ohta suggested that the concept of energyquality ... only the inertial form of energy, then the energyquality of a moving body is higher when it moves ... has higher quality. And if we consider only the light form of energy then light with higher frequency has greater quality Ohta 1994, p. 90 . All these differences in energyquality are therefore ... Ohta formulated the question of energyquality in terms of the conversion of energy of one ... more details
wiktionary qualities qualityQuality may refer to tocright Concepts Quality business , the non inferiority or superiority of something Quality philosophy , an attribute or a property Quality physics , in response theory Vapor quality thermodynamics , the ratio of mass of vapor to that of vapor and liquid Energyquality , used in various science disciplines Music Quality, referring primarily to the timbre , but also dynamics music , every aspect of the execution of a given piece Texture music musical texture , the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition Quality album Quality album , by rapper Talib Kweli Businesses Quality Comics , an American comic book publisher between 1939 and 1956 Quality Communications , a comic book publisher started in 1982 Quality Records , a Canadian entertainment company Other uses Quality, California , community in Kern County Quality press , a category of newspaper in the UK disambig ar ca Qualitat desambiguaci fr Qualit it Qualit disambigua nl Kwaliteit ru sk Kvalita fi Kvaliteetti ... more details
produce a force on charges. When these charges move through a distance, a flow of energy occurs. The electric potential energy in the atmosphere then is transformed into thermal energy, light, and sound, which are other forms of energy. In physics , energy lang grc energeia activity, operation ref cite web url http www.etymonline.com index.php?term energy title Energy work Online Etymology ... as a force acting through a distance a length of space , energy is always equivalent to the ability ... energy contained in an object is identified with its mass , and energy like mass , cannot be created or destroyed. When matter ordinary material particles is changed into energy such as energy of motion ... into other types of energy and thus into Work thermodynamics work , on other systems. Energy, like mass, is a scalar physics scalar physical quantity. In the International System of Units SI , energy ... and the distances that the forces act through. A system can transfer energy to another system by simply transferring matter to it since matter is equivalent to energy, in accordance with its mass . However, when energy is transferred by means other than matter transfer, the transfer produces ... of force s applied through distances within the target system. For example, a system can emit energy to another by transferring radiating electromagnetic energy , but this creates forces upon the particles that absorb the radiation. Similarly, a system may transfer energy to another by physically impacting it, but that case the energy of motion in an object, called kinetic energy , results in forces acting over distances new energy to appear in another object that is struck. Transfer of thermal energy by heat occurs by both of these mechanisms heat can be transferred by electromagnetic radiation, or by physical contact in which direct particle particle impacts transfer kinetic energy. Energy may be stored in systems without being present as matter, or as kinetic or electromagnetic energy ... more details
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Boston isbn 0 07 121688 X pages 79 ref i.e. saturated vapor has a quality of 100 , and saturated liquid has a quality of 0 . For instance, in analysis of the Rankine cycle the quality of a multi phase working fluid would be understood to imply this definition. Vapor quality is an intensive property ... saturated mixture s i.e., compressed liquids or superheated vapors . Quality math chi math can ... quality q of a fluid as the fraction that is saturated liquid. ref Cite book last Wankat first Philip ... The above expression for vapor quality can be expressed as math chi frac y y f y fg math , where ... energy , math y f math is the value of the specific property of the substance in the liquid state ... mass. Steam quality The genesis of the idea of vapor quality was derived from the origins of thermodynamics , where an important application was the steam engine. Low quality steam would contain ... 2010 . High quality steam would not corrode the steam engine. Steam engine s use water vapor steam to drive pistons which create work. The quality of steam can be quantitatively described by steam quality ... Steam quality ref i.e., a steam quality of 0 indicates 100 water while a steam quality of 1 or 100 indicates 100 steam. The quality of steam on which steam whistle s are blown is variable and may affect frequency . Steam quality determines the velocity of sound , which declines with decreasing dryness ... Hill. ref Steam quality is very useful in determining enthalpy of saturated water steam mixtures ... liquid state . References references DEFAULTSORT Vapor Quality Category Water Category Liquid water ... more details
power quality. See also Portal EnergyEnergyquality Power conditioner References Reflist cite book ...Power quality is the set of limits of electrical properties that allows grid electricity electrical system ... quality and many more causes of such poor quality power. The electric power industry comprises ... of the system to move electric energy from the point of production to the point of consumption ... for the quality of supply to be compromised. While power quality is a convenient term for many, it is the quality .... Power is simply the flow of energy and the current demanded by a load is largely uncontrollable. Introduction The quality of electrical power may be described as a set of values of parameters ... quality as a compatibility problem is the equipment connected to the grid compatible with the events ... quality problems has a different cause. Some problems are a result of the shared infrastructure ... equipment. Power conditioning Power conditioning is modifying the power to improve its quality ... oscillation transient temporary condition on the line. However, cheaper UPS units create poor quality ... wave. High quality UPS units utilize a double conversion topology which breaks down incoming AC power ... is of higher quality than the original AC power feed. ref name dcf power quality http www.datacenterfix.com forum viewtopic.php?f 4&t 68 datacenterfix.com A Power Quality discussion on UPS design .... Smart grids and power quality Modern systems use sensors called Phasor measurement unit s PMU distributed throughout their network to monitor power quality and in some cases respond automatically ... promises to bring higher quality power and less downtime while simultaneously supporting ... Power Systems Quality year 2003 publisher McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. isbn 0 07 138622 X cite book ... Power Quality year 1991 publisher Stars in a Circle Publications. Library Of Congress 621.3191 cite book last Bollen first Math H.J. title Understanding Power Quality Problems Voltage Sags and Interruptions ... more details
. Thus, to treat rest mass and by that stroke, rest energy as an intrinsic quality distinctive of physical ...about quality in the philosophical sense quality disambiguation Refimprove article date July 2007 A quality ... in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding . For Locke, a quality is an idea of a sensation or a perception ... name Cargile, 1995 For example, a shadow is a secondary quality. It requires a certain light ing to be applied ... quality since, as a measurement of gravitational force , it varies depending on the distance to, and mass ... Newton s law . It could be thought that mass is intrinsic to an object, and thus a primary quality ... of rest mass or invariant mass the magnitude of the Four momentum energy momentum 4 vector ref Edwin ... a thing s quality can vary in degree . ref name studman 2007 cite web url http plato.stanford.edu entries aristotle categories Quality author Studtmann,P. year 2007 title Aristotle s Categories editor ... ... Ackrill finds Aristotle s division of quality at best unmotivated. ref Only an isolated system ..., including the energy of its massless particles such as photons, contributes to the system s invariant ... energy equivalent to invariant mass. ref Edwin F. Taylor Taylor, Edwin F. and John Archibald Wheeler ... in the quantum chromodynamics binding energy of the massless gluons see Quark Mass . diff align Conceptions of quality main Qualia Philosophy and common sense tend to see qualities as relate ... is beautiful and what exists. Commonly, quality can mean degree of excellence , as in, a quality product or work of average quality . It can also refer to a property of something such as the addictive quality of nicotine . ref cite book last Reese first William L. title Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion ... Maintenance , Robert M. Pirsig examines concepts of quality in classicism classical and Romanticism romantic , seeking a Metaphysics of Quality and a reconciliation of those views in terms of non dualism non dualistic holism . Quality is, like beauty , held in the eye of the beholder, the subject ... more details
Image quality is a characteristic of an image that measures the perceived image degradation typically ... in the signal, so the quality assessment is an important problem. In photographic imaging ... quality may be described in terms of how well the camera approximates the pinhole model. An ideal model ... of the light measurement process of a camera, and image quality is also related to the deviation from this model. In some cases, the image for which quality should be determined is primarily not the result ... of quality. By considering a large set of images, and determining a quality measure for each of them, statical methods can be used to determine an overall quality measure of the compression method. In a typical digital camera, the resulting image quality depends on all three factors mentioned above how much the image formation process of the camera deviates from the pinhole model, the quality ... by the camera, typically by the JPEG coding method. By defining image quality in terms of a deviation from the ideal situation, quality measures become technical in the sense that they can be objectively determined in terms of deviations from the ideal models. Image quality can, however, also be related ... of image quality from noise depends on how the noise correlates with the information the viewer seeks in the image rather than its overall strength. Another example of this type of quality measure is Johnson s criteria for determining the necessary quality of an image in order to detect targets in night vision systems. Subjective measures of quality also relate to the fact that, although the camera ... and corresponds to reduced objective image quality, these deviations can also be used for artistic effects in image production, corresponding to high subjective quality. Image quality assessment categories ... NR methods. In FR image quality assessment methods, the quality of a test image is evaluated by comparing it with a reference image that is assumed to have perfect quality. NR metrics try ... more details
Quality Street can refer to Quality Street play , a play by James M. Barrie Quality Street 1927 film , a 1927 film based on the play starring Marion Davies Quality Street 1937 film , a 1937 film based on the play, starring Katharine Hepburn Quality Street confection , now manufactured by Nestl The Quality Street Gang , a criminal gang in Manchester, England, in the 1960s and 1970s A street in the village of Merstham A street in Davidson s Mains , Edinburgh disambig de Quality Street fr Quality Street it Quality Street nl Quality Street ... more details
The Quality of Mercy is a phrase taken from a speech by Portia in William Shakespeare s play The Merchant of Venice . The speech begins The quality of mercy is not strain d, BR It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven BR Upon the place beneath it is twice blest BR It blesseth him that gives and him that takes... Quality of Mercy or The Quality of Mercy may refer to A Quality of Mercy , an episode of the science fiction television series Twilight Zone Quality of Mercy The Outer Limits Quality of Mercy The Outer Limits , an episode of the science fiction television series The Outer Limits The Quality of Mercy Babylon 5 The Quality of Mercy Babylon 5 , an episode of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 The Quality of Mercy book The Quality of Mercy book , the title of several different books The Quality of Mercy film The Quality of Mercy film , a 1994 Austrian film known as Hasenjagd Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen The Quality of Mercy 2002 film The Quality of Mercy 2002 film , starring Mary Louise Parker The Quality of Mercy , a 2005 album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Quality of Mercy is not Strnen , a 1979 album by The Mekons disambig DEFAULTSORT Quality of Mercy Category Shakespearean phrases ... more details
Quality mark may refer to Certification mark State Quality Mark of the USSR disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
about quality in the physical sense quality disambiguation see also Vapor quality In Green s function many body theory response theory , the quality of an excited system is related to the number of excitation frequencies to which it can respond. In the case of a homogeneous, isotropic system, the quality is proportional to the Full width at half maximum FWHM . This sense of the phrase is the precursor of the usage of the word in music theory . In music theory, quality is the number of harmonics of a fundamental frequency of an musical instrument instrument the higher the quality, the richer the sound . See also Q factor References references Physics footer Natural sciences footer DEFAULTSORT Quality Physics Category Physics Category Physical sciences Category Physical quantities physics stub ... more details
Quality Hill or Quality Hill Historic District may refer to Quality Hill, Kansas City , a neighborhood Quality Hill Kansas City, Missouri , List of RHPs in MO listed on the NRHP in Missouri Quality Hill Historic District Pawtucket, Rhode Island , listed on the NRHP in Rhode Island Quality Hill, Washington, D.C. , a neighborhood Quality Hill Washington, D.C. , List of RHPs in DC listed on the NRHP in Washington, D.C. Quality Hill Historic District Clarksburg, West Virginia , List of RHPs in WV listed on the NRHP in West Virginia disambig ... more details
2007 02 22 what is earnings quality Investopedia http www.investopedia.com articles 02 103002.asp KSB Auditing Assurance & Risk, 3e Revsine Financial Reporting and Analysis, 3e Earnings quality , in Accountancy ..., Ben. n.d. Earnings Quality Means Everything . Retrieved June 29, 2008, from http www.investopedia.com ... Financial Education Financial Education. n.d. What is Earnings Quality? . Retrieved June 29, 2008, from http financial education.com 2007 02 22 what is earnings quality ref , and has variously been ... of earnings quality has roots in the judgmental nature of accounting, which can be seen in the fact ... manipulate earnings . ref name Financial Education Earnings quality and ways to lower it The above ... from mistake or manipulation, i.e. the quality of the firm s earnings. ref name Financial Education Other ways accounting choices can lower a firm s earnings quality include ref name KSB Recording revenue too soon or of questionable quality, Recording fictitious revenue, Boosting income with one ... period as a special charge Assessing earnings quality While the criteria for earnings to be considered high quality differs between authors, sustainability of earnings may be the underlying concept. Conservative accounting policies Earnings quality has usually been associated with the use of conservatism ... period should not be used as sole proof of earnings quality. Other factors An assessment of earnings quality would therefore be based on other factors, such as A correlation between reported earnings ..., 3e . Pearson Prentice Hall. ref , simply, that earnings are considered to be of high quality ... definitions of earning quality and hence the different methods of assessment sometimes lead ... earnings and underlying economic activity, accelerated depreciation may give rise to higher quality ... value http www.forbes.com 2005 01 26 bbsearnings.html Earnings Quality Kurt Badanhausen, Jack Gage ... that counts, it s how it makes its money. The earnings quality scores from RateFinancials aim to evaluate ... more details
In quality management a quality policy is a document jointly developed by management and quality experts to express the quality objectives of the organization, the acceptable level of quality and the duties of specific departments to ensure quality. ref ISO 9000 quality systems handbook by David Hoyle 2005 ISBN 0750667850 page 234 ref ref Project Management A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling by Harold Kerzner 2009 John Wiley ISBN 978 0 470 50383 6 Section 2.7 ref Quality policy management is a long term strategic issue and often has a 10 year scope. ref TQM in action a practical approach to continuous performance improvement by John Pike, Richard Barnes 1998 ISBN 0412715309 page 148 ref Section 5.3 of the ISO 9000 standard requires a written, well defined quality policy that is communicated and understood within an organization. Section 5.3 also sets out some of the requirements for quality policies. ref ISO 9001 2000 a practical quality manual explained by Kevin R. Grimes 2002 ISBN 087389555X page 23 ref See also ISO 9000 Quality circle Total quality management References Reflist business term stub Category Quality management ... more details
Star quality may refer to Charisma , in quantities allowing for a chance at celebrity Glamour presentation Star Quality , the last play by No l Coward based on Coward s 1951 short story of the same title http www.variety.com review VE1117920271.html Star Quality , a novel by Joan Collins Star Quality , a romance novel omnibus with works by Lori Foster , Lucy Monroe, and Dianne Castell Star Quality film Star Quality film , an American short film featuring Jaime Ray Newman Star Quality TV Series , a short lived UK gameshow hosted by Gyles Brandreth . disambig ... more details
Refimprove date July 2007 portal Software Testing Quality audit is the process of systematic examination of a quality system carried out by an internal or external quality auditor or an audit team. It is an important part of organization s quality management system and is a key element in the ISO quality system standard, ISO 9001 . Quality audits are typically performed at predefined time intervals ... action. This can help determine if the organization complies with the defined quality system ... purely procedural adherence towards measurement of the actual effectiveness of the Quality Management ... of the organisation, quality auditing should not only report non conformances and corrective ... and amend their working practices as a result, also contributing to continual improvement. Quality ... Food and Drug Administration , which requires quality auditing to be performed as part of its Quality ... Procedures of FDA quality auditing for medical devices ref . Several countries have adopted quality ..., the process of quality audit in the education system focused primarily on procedural issues rather than on the results or the efficiency of a quality system implementation. Audits can also be used ... asw may08 asw may08 p12 17.pdf ref The processes and tasks that a quality audit involves ... to quality in terms of fitness for purpose and conformance to standards, while others relate to Quality costs or, more accurately, to the Cost of poor quality . In analyzing quality costs, a cost of quality audit can be applied across any organization rather than just to conventional production or assembly processes ref Howard, W. Jeffery. The Cost of Quality Audit . 2001. ISBN 1902433629 ref References references References Pyzdek, T, Quality Engineering Handbook , 2003, ISBN 0824746147 Godfrey, A. B., Juran s Quality Handbook , 1999, ISBN 007034003 Seaver, M., Implementing ISO9001 2000 , 2001, ISBN 0566083736 See also Quality management Final Quality Audit Process Category Quality ... more details
Critical to Quality is an attribute of a part, assembly, sub assembly, product, or process that is literally critical to quality or more precisely, has a direct and significant impact on its actual or perceived quality. ref http costkiller.net tribune Tribu PDF Office Supplies Cost Optimization using Six Sigma.pdf ref See also CTQ tree References references See also Business process Design for Six Sigma Total quality management Total productive maintenance DEFAULTSORT Critical To Quality Category Business terms Category Evaluation methods Category Process management Category Production and manufacturing Category Quality Category Design for X Category Reliability engineering Category Systems engineering Category Software quality ... more details
Context date October 2009 Quality infrastructure relates to all fields of metrology , standardization and Test method testing , of quality management and conformity assessment , including certification and accreditation . In the past, the abbreviation MSTQ Metrology, Standardization, Testing and Quality Assurance was used for this combination of single elements. Quality infrastructure must ensure elaboration and implementation of technical regulations for products and passage from compulsory standards to voluntary ones br application of good practice code regarding standardization br elimination of all measures that pose trade barrier s not only customs taxes and quantitative restrictions, but all the measures with equivalent protectionist effects. Category Quality Category Metrology Category Standards ... more details
About quality in a business context Quality disambiguation QualityQuality in business, engineering and manufacturing ... of something. Quality is a perceptual, conditional and somewhat subjective attribute and may be understood differently by different people. Consumers may focus on the specification quality of a product ... quality , or degree to which the product service was Conformance testing produced correctly . Numerous definitions and methodologies have been created to assist in managing the quality affecting ... or service quality . There are two common quality related functions within a business. One is quality assurance which is the prevention of defects, such as by the deployment of a quality management ... analysis FMEA . The other is quality control which is the detection of defects, most commonly associated with testing which takes place within a quality management system typically referred to as verification and validation. Definitions The common element of the business definitions is that the quality ... meets the customer s expectations. Quality has no specific meaning unless related to a specific function and or object. Quality is a perceptual, conditional and somewhat subjective attribute. The business meanings of quality have developed over time. Various interpretations are given below ISO 9000 ... title ISO 9000 2005, Quality management systems Fundamentals and vocabulary publisher International ... 3088 accessdate 2008 07 20 ref Subir Chowdhury Quality combines people power and process power. ref Cite book first Subir last Chowdhury title The Ice Cream Maker An Inspiring Tale About Making Quality ... last Crosby title Quality is Free publisher McGraw Hill year 1979 location New York isbn 0070145121 ref ref name ASQglossaryQ Citation last American Society for Quality title Glossary Entry Quality ..., present a two dimensional model of quality must be quality and attractive quality. ref Cite journal last Kano first Noriaki authorlink Noriaki Kano title Attractive quality and must be quality ... more details
Notability Companies date July 2009 Infobox company company name Quality Save company logo File Quality Save Logo New .jpg company moto Quality Brands at Quality Prices foundation Farnworth , Greater Manchester , England 1974 founder Bob Rudkin owner Richard Rudkin & Paul Rudkin location Swinton, Greater Manchester Swinton , Greater Manchester , England locations 21 industry Retail products Grocery , General merchandise num employees 300 homepage http www.qualitysave.co.uk www.qualitysave.co.uk Quality Save is a chain of discount stores operating in Northern England . They are supplied by another ... company. History Quality Save was founded in 1974 by Bob Rudkin. He started off with an Indoor market stall in Walkden and a small single unit shop in Farnworth ref name quality save history http www.qualitysave.co.uk our stores 4538658200 Quality Save History Quality Save Website, Retrieved on 22 February 2010 ref Which is no longer a Quality Save store . The Quality Save Head Office Store ... 4536121175 Quality Save Head Office Store Quality Save Website, Retrieved on 22 Feb 2010 ref . Stores Quality Save stores have a red and sky blue branding which used to be similar to the Home Bargains ... small to medium outlets. The largest store that Quality Save operate in is in the Stretford Arndale ... the new store has been built. In the Quality Save store in Cheadle, a man works there with a trademark ... of the tourist attractions of the town. Although the slogan for the company is Quality Brands Quality ... is the Home Bargains Slogan. As of the 1st June 2010, Quality Save stores began playing a segmant every ... and of the company s alcohol policy. These segmants end saying Quality Save. Quality Brands Quality Prices the company name and slogan. Image Quality Save Cheadle.jpg thumb 300px A Quality Save store ... Quality Save sign and slogan Top Brands Bottom Prices References http www.qualitysave.co.uk reflist External links http www.qualitysave.co.uk Quality Save Home Page UK supermarkets Category Retail ... more details
About the film Quality Time film refimprove date February 2011 Quality time QT is an informal reference to time spent with loved ones e.g., close family , significant other partners or friend s which is in some way important, special, productive or profitable. It is time that is set aside for paying full and undivided attention to the person matter at hand. It may also refer to time spent performing some favored activity e.g., a hobby or packing suitcases to move across the world with loved ones . The opportunity to experience quality time, or the actual time available to enjoy quality time is often limited. However, this is outweighed by the importance, intensity or value attached to events or interactions which occur during quality time. Quality time therefore has a degree of emotional or social quality which other aspects of personal life may lack. Busy parents may also use the term to justify the limited amount of overall time they spend with their children. In terms of critique, it is occasionally pointed out that true quality time with children cannot be rigidly scheduled, but that quality ... to their children s needs and interests. ref http www.aish.com family heart Quality Time.asp ref ... child qualitytime.php ref Etymology Quality time noun phrase is a relatively new expression. Strictly ... form of the word quality is qualitative . However, the expression quality time has .... A woman s right and responsibility is to be self fulfilling, she said. She gives quality time ... English speaking countries. It can also be defined as one belief. See also Quality Time film References Reflist External links http www.lds.org.tw localnews 2008 07 en04.pdf Spending Quality Time With Children , E. Jeffrey Hill, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah http www.qtmag.co.uk Quality ... 297250.html The Phrase Finder DEFAULTSORT Quality Time Category Personal life Category Interpersonal relationships de Quality time ... more details
Quality assurance , or QA for short, is the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service or facility to maximize the probability that minimum standards of quality are being attained by the production process. QA cannot absolutely guarantee the production of quality ... purpose and Right first time mistakes should be eliminated. QA includes regulation of the Quality business quality of raw materials, assemblies, products and components, services related to production, and management, production and inspection processes. Quality is determined by the product users, clients or customers, not by society in general. It is not the same as expensive or high quality . Low priced products can be considered as having high quality if the product users determine them as such. Early efforts to control the quality of production During the Middle Ages , guild s adopted responsibility for quality control of their members, setting and maintaining certain standards ... interested in quality control as customers. For this reason, King John of England appointed William ... from the Industrial Revolution , it was possible for workers to control the quality of their own ... the quality of work manufactured. Wartime production At the time of the World War I First ... , which in turn occasionally led to poor quality workmanship being passed on to the assembly ... and ideally correct product quality failures. Quality control by inspection in the 1920s and 1930s led to the growth of quality inspection functions Citation needed date November 2010 , separately ... . The systematic approach to quality started in industrial manufacturing during the 1930s Citation ... form of quality control known as Statistical Quality Control , or SQC. Some of the initial work for SQC ... of the products for quality to achieve the desired level of confidence in the quality of the entire ... 2010 two key individuals in the development of modern quality concepts W. Edwards Deming and Joseph ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 A Quality Gate is a special milestone in a project software project . Quality Gates are located between those phases of a software project strongly depending on the outcomings of a previous phase. They are especially useful between those phase, where a breach in disciplines has to be overcome. A typical example for such a breach is, when embedded software must be transferred to a hardware chip. Quality Gates are not the same as milestones, because they are defined in a more general way. Consequently, Quality Gates can be used in larger set of more or less similar projects. Milestones in contrast have to be defined for each project from scratch. Each Quality Gate includes a check of the documents of the previous phase. In contrast to a software review, this check is only formal. No deep check on the contents of a documents is conducted in a Quality Gate. A Quality Gate demands a set of documents and includes special requirements on these documents. Both are held in a checklist. The check itself is done a session with decision makers and domain experts. Depending on their decision the project can be canceled, hold or proceeded normally. Unfortunately, the term Quality Gate is not used consistently. Depending on the understanding of the term a Quality Gate can be assigned to the project management , quality management , risk management or any combination of these three management disciplines. The term Quality Gate can be found in different software process models, e.g. in the V Modell V Modell XT of the German federal administration. A similar concept can be found in Cooper s Stage Gate Model , which in contrast to the V Modell V Modell XT is not limited to the domain of software development. Moreover, it can be used ... is to concentrate resources on the more promising projects. DEFAULTSORT Quality Gate Category Project management software de Quality Gate ... more details
The idea of Japanese Quality is derived from Total Quality Management . In this context there are two kinds of quality atarimae hinshitsu and miryokuteki hinshitsu . atarimae hinshitsu The idea that things will work as they are supposed to e.g. a pen will write. .The functional requirement actually. Example a wall or flooring in a house have functional parts in the house as a product and when the functionality is met atarimae quality requirement is met. miryokuteki hinshitsu The idea that things should have an aesthetic quality which is different from atarimae hinshitsu e.g. a pen will write in a way that is pleasing to the writer, and leave behind ink that is pleasing to the reader .The floor and wall example can be expanded the color, texture, shine, polish, etc., are the miryokuteki aspects which definitely comprise a very important part of the quality and add value to the product. In the design of goods or services, atarimae hinshitsu and miryokuteki hinshitsu together ensure that a creation will both work to customers expectations and also be desirable to have. External links http www.businessweek.com smallbiz content feb2006 sb20060214 876719.htm Delivering two kinds of quality Japan corp stub Category Quality ... more details
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