Quality Control
What Quality Control means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Quality Control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Inspecting products at the end of the production process to identify defects, which is reactive because it finds defects.
The process of inspecting products at the end of production to identify and remove defective items.
Inspecting products at the end of the production process to find defects.
Topics that use Quality Control
- The concept of quality (AQA GCSE)
- Business activity (Eduqas GCSE)
- Managing quality (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Quality Assurance
- Additional sales
- Business growth
- Business reputation
- Competitive advantage
- Competitive positioning
- Continuous improvement
- Cost control
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