Glossary P
Glossary P
Deutsch: Wahrscheinlichkeit / Español: Probabilidad / Português: Probabilidade / Français: Probabilité / Italiano: Probabilità
Probability in the context of quality management refers to the likelihood or chance of a particular event or outcome occurring within a process or system. In quality management, understanding and analyzing probability is crucial for risk assessment, decision-making, and improving overall product or service quality.
Deutsch: Verfahren / Español: Procedimiento / Português: Procedimento / Français: Procédure / Italiano: Procedura /
Français: Procédure
Procedure may refer to instructions or recipes or a set of commands that show how to prepare or make something.
Deutsch: Prozess / Español: Proceso / Português: Processo / Français: Processus / Italiano: Processo /
In the context of quality management, 'process' refers to a series of interrelated activities or steps that are designed to achieve a particular outcome. Processes are a key element of quality management as they provide a systematic approach to ensuring consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness in the production of products or services. Processes can be applied to a wide range of activities, from product design and development to manufacturing and delivery.
Deutsch: Prozessanpassungen / Español: Ajustes de proceso / Português: Ajustes de processo / Français: Ajustements de processus / Italiano: Adeguamenti del processo
Process Adjustments in the quality management context refer to the modifications or changes made to existing processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, quality outcomes, and compliance with established standards and regulations. These adjustments are part of an organization's continuous improvement efforts and can be driven by feedback from quality audits, performance metrics, customer satisfaction data, or changes in regulatory requirements. The goal of making process adjustments is to enhance operational performance and ensure the delivery of high-quality products or services that meet or exceed customer expectations.
Deutsch: Prozessfreigabe / Español: Aprobación de procesos / Português: Aprovação de processos / Français: Approbation des processus / Italiano: Approvazione dei processi
Process Approval is a formal procedure within quality management systems that ensures a manufacturing or operational process meets predefined standards before full-scale implementation. It serves as a critical checkpoint to validate process capability, consistency, and compliance with regulatory or customer requirements. Unlike product approval, which focuses on individual outputs, process approval evaluates the entire workflow, including equipment, materials, and human factors.
Deutsch: Prozesskontrolle / Español: Control de proceso / Português: Controle de processo / Français: Contrôle de processus / Italiano: Controllo del processo
Process control in the quality management context refers to the methods, technologies, and strategies used to monitor and regulate production processes to ensure consistency, efficiency, and compliance with quality standards. It aims to minimize variations, defects, and waste while maintaining product integrity. Process control is essential in industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food production, and automotive, where precision and regulatory compliance are critical.
Deutsch: Verfahrenstechnik / Español: Ingeniería de Procesos / Português: Engenharia de Processos / Français: Génie des Procédés / Italiano: Ingegneria di Processo
Process Engineering is a systematic discipline that focuses on designing, optimizing, and controlling industrial processes to ensure efficiency, safety, and quality. Within the context of quality management, it plays a critical role in standardizing workflows, minimizing defects, and aligning production with regulatory and customer requirements. This field integrates principles from chemical, mechanical, and industrial engineering to create scalable and reproducible processes.
Deutsch: Prozessverbesserung / Español: Mejora de procesos / Português: Melhoria de processos / Français: Amélioration des processus / Italian: Miglioramento dei processi
Process Improvement in the quality management context refers to the systematic approach to enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and flexibility of a process to achieve better outcomes. It involves analysing current processes, identifying inefficiencies or areas of improvement, and implementing changes that lead to measurable improvements in quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.