Total Cost Of Quality

Posted Mar 1, 2009 by Jerry Yoder

The total cost of quality is the combined sum of the costs in these areas:

Scrap

Rework

Use of excess materials (i.e. Off-cuts)

Equipment breakdowns

Preventive maintenance

Yield below quote

Productivity below quote

Customer rejections

Returned goods and return freight

Warranty

Quality department (wages, equipment, & overheads)

Lab department (wages, equipment & overheads)

All mistake-proofing devices

All measurement devices and gages

Dock audits

Third party audits

Data collection systems

An effective layered process audit program will improve the overall quality of your organization, while reducing your company’s Total Cost of Quality.

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