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Module 8: Quality Control

LESSON 34 - 39 : Quality of production

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you shall be able to
• about quality control
• production method
• imp of keeping standard
• factors responsible for deviation
• ISO 9000 to 9006
• total Quality Management.

Definition of Quality
Quality means customer needs is to be satisfied. Quality is defined as the level of acceptance of a good or
service. It is a very essential requirement for any kind of product. Every product should maintain the standard
quality levelTo attain the quality of the garment a proper practice should be followed right from the initial stage of
sourcing raw materials to the stage of final finished garment.
Quality control
Quality control is the process of maintaining given standards in the product, from the design phase to the
consumer’s use of product for a given life with given condition. Quality control is a set of steps or guidelines
designed to guarantee that a product or service meets certain performance standards. The goal of quality control
is to ensure that an item meets the needs and specifications of the consumer population. Quality control means
the recognition and removal of identifiable causes and defects, and variables from the set standards”.
7 Basic Tools of Quality Control
1 Check sheets
2 Control chart
3 Histogram
4 Pareto chart
5 Scatter diagram
6 Flow chart
7 Cause and effect diagram
1 Check sheet: is a form used to collect data in real time at the location where the data are generated. The
data it captures can be quantitative or qualitative. When the information is quantitative, the check sheet is
sometimes called a tally sheet.(Fig.1)

Fig 1

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