QRE Related Question

Both are terms for mostly needless impediments to progress.

They seem to be havens for people who don't want to do any real work.

You can't inspect quality into a part, it's either there, or it isn't.

I think that with 'quality control' you actually sample and control the quality of the end product top make sure it meets specifications.

Whereas with 'quality management' you just talk about doing something about the quality or lack there of in the end product but mostly just try and find reasons to blame someone or something else other than your own lack of quality control for the problems you have.

Or at least thats how I saw it in a places I have worked before.

If I make 500 widgets and I identify a defect in 300 of them and then ship 200 "good" parts, what have I accomplished?

Does shipping 200 compliant parts mean my product is well built, or just inspected.

I worked on orbital electronic equipment for many years. To most engineers, QC and later QA were necessary evils that didn't add value to the final product.

But TQA (Total Quality Assurance) is really different!