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Fundamentals of Quality Management

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 639-2020/01
Abbreviation ZMK
Course title Fundamentals of Quality Management
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Quality Management
Course coordinator Ing. David Vykydal, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction and terms related to quality management.
2. Basic principles and concepts of modern quality management.
3. Requirements and recommendations of the EN ISO 9000 family of standards.
4. Fundamental processes of quality management.
5. Quality management at design and development stage. Basic methods and tools of quality planning.
6. Quality management at purchasing. Quality management at production and service provision.
7. Quality economy, areas and approaches. Quality related costs and their measurement.
8. Conformity verification. Basic forms of product verification and inspection. Control of nonconforming products.
9. Human factor within quality management.
10. Auditing within quality management systems.
11. Quality improvement – approaches and methods.
12. European Union approaches to conformity assessment and quality assurance.
13. Trends of quality management development, management systems integration.
14. Business excellence models and their role at quality management

Literature

DEFEO, 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 .

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.