10 Difference Between Quality Assurance and Quality
Control
By Mayedul Islam | April 20, 2016
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Difference Between Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Mayedul Islam
Merchandiser at Fashion Xpress Buying House.
Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Email: [email protected]
What is Quality?
According to ISO, Quality is the fulfillment of specified requirements of the products or services.
Another definition of ISO- The total features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on
its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. Quality varies from buyer to buyer and it is the reflection
of customers. Quality assurance and Quality control is the two terms for quality. This article has
shown some basic difference between quality assurance and quality control.
Quality assurance VS Quality control
Comparison Between Quality Assurance (Q.A) and Quality Control (Q.C):
SL No. Quality Assurance (Q.A) Quality Control (Q.C)
It is a set of activities for ensuring right
quality in
It is a set of activities for ensuring the products. These activities targets on
productquality in the processes by which identifying various defects in the actual
01 products are developed. products produced.
02 It is a proactive quality process. It is a reactive process.
The main object of Q.A is to prevent The main object of Q.C is to identify
various defects with a regular focus on the various defects in the
03 process used to make the product. finished garmentproducts.
04 It comes under the category of verification. It comes under the category of validation.
It is totally considered as the process It is totally considered as the product
05 oriented exercise. oriented exercise.
Quality assurance is done before quality Quality control is done after completing
06 control. quality assurance activities.
It confirms that you are doing the right It confirms that you are producing the
07 things in the right way. required quality products.
It is not considered as a time consuming It is always considered as time consuming
08 activity. activity.
Each person in the team involved in It is usually the responsibility of specific
developing the product is responsible for team that tests the products for identifying
09 quality assurance. the defects in there.
10 It is the duty of the complete team. It is only the duty of a testing team.
