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Differ between quality assurance and quality control

Quality Assurance (QA) is a proactive process aimed at preventing defects by improving the processes used in production, while Quality Control (QC) is a reactive process focused on identifying and correcting defects in the final product or service. QA involves activities such as establishing standards and continuous improvement, whereas QC includes inspection and testing. Both QA and QC are essential for maintaining product quality and ensuring customer satisfaction.

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Differ between quality assurance and quality control

Quality Assurance (QA) is a proactive process aimed at preventing defects by improving the processes used in production, while Quality Control (QC) is a reactive process focused on identifying and correcting defects in the final product or service. QA involves activities such as establishing standards and continuous improvement, whereas QC includes inspection and testing. Both QA and QC are essential for maintaining product quality and ensuring customer satisfaction.

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Differ between quality assurance and quality control

Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) are both crucial components of quality management, but they represent distinct processes
within the broader framework of ensuring product or service quality. Here's how they differ:

1. Definition:
 Quality Assurance (QA): QA focuses on preventing defects or errors in the processes used to create products or deliver services.
It involves planning, designing, implementing, and continually improving processes to ensure that the end product meets quality
standards.
 Quality Control (QC): QC, on the other hand, is the process of checking and verifying whether the product or service meets
specified requirements and standards. It involves activities such as inspection, testing, and corrective action to identify and rectify
defects.
2. Purpose:
 Quality Assurance (QA): The primary goal of QA is to ensure that processes are designed and implemented in such a way that
defects are minimized or eliminated, leading to consistent quality in the end product or service.
 Quality Control (QC): QC focuses on identifying defects in the end product or service through inspection and testing, allowing for
corrective action to be taken before the product is delivered to the customer.
3. Focus:
 Quality Assurance (QA): QA focuses on the processes used to create the product or deliver the service. It emphasizes prevention
rather than detection.
 Quality Control (QC): QC focuses on the product or service itself, ensuring that it meets predefined quality standards. It involves
detection and correction of defects.
4. Activities:
 Quality Assurance (QA): Activities in QA include establishing quality standards, creating processes and procedures, training
personnel, conducting audits, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
 Quality Control (QC): Activities in QC include inspection, testing, sampling, measuring, and analyzing the product or service to
identify defects and deviations from quality standards.
5. Timing:
 Quality Assurance (QA): QA activities are typically proactive and occur throughout the entire lifecycle of product development or
service delivery.
 Quality Control (QC): QC activities are reactive and occur after the product or service has been produced or delivered, focusing
on detecting and correcting defects before they reach the customer.

In summary, while Quality Assurance (QA) focuses on preventing defects by establishing and maintaining processes, Quality Control (QC)
focuses on identifying defects in the end product or service through inspection and testing. Both QA and QC are essential for ensuring overall
product or service quality and customer satisfaction.

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