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What is the difference between Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Audit Function.


  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: March 03, 2009     Asked by: Ginette 
  
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March 03, 2009 10:44:14   #1  
G.D.S.Prasad Member Since: November 2006   Contribution: 191    

RE: Quality assurance
Quality assurance is planed and systematic set of activities necessary to provide adequate confidence that products/services will confirm to the specified requirements. It is a staff function Defect prevention based.



Quality control is the process in which product quality is compared with applicable standards and action will be taken when non conformance occurred. It is a line function Defect design based.

 
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