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Quality Management

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 639-2017/03
Abbreviation MK
Course title Quality Management
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Quality Management
Course coordinator Ing. David Vykydal, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Introduction to integrated management systems (quality, environment, etc.), basic definitions.
2. Basic principles, concepts and approaches of quality management.
3. Normative basis of quality management systems (ISO 9000 series standards), structure of standards, selected requirements and recommendations.
4. Normative basis of environmental management systems (ISO standards series 14000), plague structure, selected requirements and recommendations.
5. EU approaches to quality assurance and conformity assessment, European Union regulation REACH.
6. Documentation management - administrative assurance of quality management systems.
7. Basic processes of quality management.
8. Management at design and development stage. Basic methods and tools of quality planning.
9. Processes of management during product realization.
10. Economic features of quality management. Quality related costs and their measurement.
11. Product verification. Basic forms of quality inspection – meaning and functions. Control of non-conforming products.
12. Fundamentals and procedures of integrated management systems audits.
13. Improvement methodologies. Basic methods and tools of continuous improvement.
14. Development trends in quality management, integration of management systems.

Exercises:
1. Basic methods and tools of quality management (Historgram, Pareto chart, Control chart, Flow chart, Control tables, Ishikawa chart, Point chart).
2. Other selected quality management tools (QFD, FMEA, Process capability analysis, Statistical process control, Network graph, etc.).
3. Process approach in quality management.
4. Applying feedback in quality management systems (customer satisfaction and loyalty).
5. Document and record management procedures.
6. Conformity verification (control) and non-compliance management.
7. Credit test - knowledge verification test.

Literature

DEFOE, J.A. Juran's Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence. Seventh Edition 7th Edition. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1259643613 .
OAKLAND, J. S. Total quality management and operational excellence: text with cases. 4th ed. London: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-63549-3 .
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements. Geneva: International Organization for Standardization, 2015.

Advised literature

PYZDEK, T. a P.A. KELLER. The handbook for quality management: a complete guide to operational excellence. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-179924-9.
DENTCH, M.P. The ISO 9001:2015 implementation handbook: using the process approach to build a quality management system [CD-ROM]. Milwaukee: ASQ Quality Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-87389-938-3.