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The Lexicon of Quality
Welcome to the Quality Management Lexicon, a comprehensive resource for exploring key concepts, methodologies, and frameworks in quality management and process improvement. This lexicon offers detailed, in-depth articles on a broad range of topics, many of which exceed 400 words and analyze multiple perspectives. Covering over 5,000 entries, it serves as a reference for professionals, researchers, and students seeking authoritative knowledge. You will find explanations of fundamental principles as well as advanced tools and techniques used in various industries. Below are examples of selected entries to give a brief insight into the content. Start exploring and enhance your understanding of modern quality management.
Assessment of competence
Deutsch: Kompetenzbewertung / Español: Evaluación de competencias / Português: Avaliação de competência / Français: Évaluation de compétence / Italiano: Valutazione della competenza
Assessment of competence in the quality management context refers to the systematic process of evaluating and verifying an individual's ability to meet specified requirements for a particular role or task. This includes assessing knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications relevant to their position and responsibilities within an organization's quality management system (QMS). The goal is to ensure that all personnel are competent to perform their duties effectively, contributing to the organization's overall quality objectives.
Enumeration
Español: Enumeración / Português: Enumeração / Italiano: Enumerazione
An enumeration is a collection of items that is a complete, ordered listing of all of the items in that collection.
Enclosure
Deutsch: Einschließung / Español: Inclusión / Português: Inclusão / Français: Enfermement / Italian: Inclusione
Enclosure in the context of quality management refers to the process of isolating or segregating non-conforming products or processes to prevent them from affecting the quality of the final product. This can involve physical isolation, such as placing defective items in a designated area, or procedural isolation, like halting a production line until an issue is resolved.