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Deutsch: Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft / Español: Agricultura Sostenible / Português: Agricultura Sustentável / Français: Agriculture Durable / Italiano: Agricoltura Sostenibile
Sustainable Agriculture refers to farming practices that prioritize long-term ecological balance, economic viability, and social equity. It integrates methods that preserve biodiversity, enhance soil health, and reduce environmental degradation while ensuring food security. This approach contrasts with conventional industrial agriculture, which often relies on synthetic inputs and intensive resource use.
Deutsch: Wechsel / Español: Cambio / Português: Mudança / Français: Changement / Italiano: Cambiamento
In the quality management context, a "switch" can refer to a change or transition in processes, systems, strategies, suppliers, or materials that an organization undertakes to improve quality, efficiency, or performance. This might involve shifting from one quality management system to another, changing suppliers to ensure better quality raw materials, adopting new technologies to enhance production processes, or modifying strategies to better meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.
Deutsch: Synonym / Español: Sinónimo / Português: Sinônimo / Français: Synonyme / Italiano: Sinonimo
In the quality management context, the term "synonym" does not refer to its common linguistic meaning of a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Instead, it can be conceptualized as referring to concepts, methodologies, or practices that are similar or equivalent in their aim to improve and maintain the quality within an organization. This could involve various approaches, tools, or systems that, although different in name or methodology, serve the purpose of enhancing product quality, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
Deutsch: System / Español: Sistema / Português: Sistema / Français: Système / Italiano: Sistema /
A system is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole or a set of elements (often called 'components') and relationships which are different from relationships of the set or its elements to other elements or sets.
Deutsch: Systemanpassungen / Español: Ajustes del sistema / Português: Ajustes do sistema / Français: Ajustements du système / Italiano: Adeguamenti del sistema
System Adjustments in the quality management context refer to the modifications or improvements made to a quality management system (QMS) to enhance its effectiveness, efficiency, and ability to meet quality objectives. These adjustments can be driven by internal audits, customer feedback, changes in regulatory requirements, technological advancements, or the outcome of management reviews. The goal of system adjustments is to ensure that the QMS remains relevant, responsive, and aligned with the organization's strategic goals, while continuously improving performance and customer satisfaction.
Deutsch: Systemfreigabe / Español: Aprobación del sistema / Português: Aprovação do sistema / Français: Approbation du système / Italiano: Approvazione del sistema
System Approval is a formal process within quality management that validates whether a system—such as a manufacturing process, software application, or organizational framework—meets predefined requirements and regulatory standards. It serves as a critical checkpoint to ensure compliance, functionality, and safety before deployment or operational use. Unlike product-specific certifications, System Approval evaluates the entire system architecture, including its interactions, dependencies, and long-term reliability.
Deutsch: Systemintegration / Español: Integración de Sistemas / Português: Integração de Sistemas / Français: Intégration des Systèmes / Italiano: Integrazione dei Sistemi
The concept of System Integration plays a pivotal role in modern quality management by ensuring that disparate components, processes, and technologies function cohesively to meet organizational objectives. It bridges gaps between software, hardware, and human workflows, thereby enhancing efficiency, traceability, and compliance with standards such as ISO 9001. Without effective integration, even well-designed systems may fail to deliver consistent quality outcomes.
Deutsch: Systemtechnik / Español: Ingeniería de sistemas / Português: Engenharia de sistemas / Français: Ingénierie des systèmes / Italiano: Ingegneria dei sistemi
Systems engineering in quality management is an interdisciplinary approach to designing, developing, and managing complex systems while ensuring quality throughout their lifecycle. It integrates engineering principles, quality control methods, and process optimization to achieve reliability, efficiency, and compliance with standards.