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Quality Management - quality planning in the product lifecycle

By: Dr Mary-Clare Bushell and Geoff Vorley MSc MCQI

INTRODUCTION
This book has been developed to support the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) course Quality Planning in the Product Lifecycle - Level 5.

The aim of this course is:

 

To ensure that the quality professional responsible is able to design and coordinate quality management activities that support the product or service through its whole lifecycle from conception to disposal, supporting the various business functions involved in each part of the process.

 

After completing this course, the learner will:

 

  • Understand the stages in the service/product lifecycle and their role in the achievement of competitive quality products and services.
  • Understand the quality related concepts involved in the new product development process.

This book is part of the Quality Management series of books which includes:

  • Quality Management – People in Quality
  • Quality Management – Management System Models
  • Quality Management – Monitoring and Measuring for Quality
  • Quality Management – Quality Assurance and Management
  • Quality Management – Using Quality to Improve Business
  • Quality Management – Management Systems Audit
  • Quality Management – Quality Related Legislation and Regulations
  • Quality Management – Quality Planning in the Product Lifecycle
  • Quality Management – Quality Assurance & Supply Chain
  • Quality Management – Quality Control
These books together form a complete series to support the CQI Diploma and Certificate in Quality Management, thus ensuring they comprehensively cover all the very latest information associated with Quality Management.

 


THE AUTHORS

Geoff Vorley and Mary-Clare Bushell are both associate lecturers in Quality at Surrey University and founding directors of Quality Management and Training (Publications) Limited. Their knowledge of the subject extends over many years, providing consultancy and training in QA.

Quality Management and Training provides; consultancy, training, distance learning and many other QA products in Quality and Health and Safety Management to large numbers of organisations and individuals.


 

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Contents List

 

Section 1 - The New Product Development Process.

The Lifecycle of a Product in the Market

New Product Development

Project Phases

Rapid Application Development

PRINCE 2

BS ISO 10006:2003

BS 6079 Project Management

 

Section 2 - Product Lifecycle Management

Make or Buy Decisions

Costs due to Poor Design and Development

Sequential and Concurrent Design

The Seven Management and Planning Tools

Quality Function Deployment

The Kano Model

Risk Analysis Techniques

Reliability

 

Bibliography and References

 

Index

 


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