quality assurance
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quality assurance
All planned and systematic activities carried out within a company or organization to ensure that products or services meet the defined quality requirements.
Die Abteilung für Qualitätssicherung hat bei der letzten Produktcharge mehrere Mängel entdeckt.
The quality assurance department discovered several defects in the last product batch.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Qualität' (quality), the linking element '-s-', and 'Sicherung' (assurance/securing, from the verb 'sichern' (to secure)). So it literally means the securing of quality.
Ohne eine gute Qualitätssicherung kann ein Unternehmen nicht erfolgreich sein.
Without good quality assurance, a company cannot be successful.
'Qualitätssicherung' (quality assurance) is a technical term from business, industry, and software development. In normal everyday life, the word is rarely used.
In der Pharmaindustrie unterliegt die Qualitätssicherung besonders strengen Regeln.
In the pharmaceutical industry, quality assurance is subject to particularly strict rules.
Common combinations are 'Maßnahmen zur Qualitätssicherung' (quality assurance measures), 'die Abteilung für Qualitätssicherung' (the quality assurance department), or 'die Qualitätssicherung durchführen' (to carry out quality assurance).
Das Unternehmen hat neue Maßnahmen zur Qualitätssicherung eingeführt.
The company has introduced new quality assurance measures.
In a professional context, the abbreviation 'QS' is often used. If you work in a company, you will probably hear or read this abbreviation.
Bitte schicken Sie den Bericht zur Prüfung an die QS-Abteilung.
Please send the report to the QA department for review.
quality management
Qualitätssicherung and Qualitätsmanagement both concern organized measures for maintaining good quality. Qualitätssicherung focuses on ensuring that defined requirements are met. Qualitätsmanagement is more comprehensive: it coordinates the organization and improvement of products, services, and processes, as well as compliance with standards.
Die Qualitätssicherung legt feste Prüfabläufe fest, damit jedes Produkt die vorgegebenen Anforderungen erfüllt.
Quality assurance establishes fixed inspection procedures so that every product meets the specified requirements.
Das Qualitätsmanagement koordiniert alle Abteilungen, um Produkte und Arbeitsprozesse dauerhaft zu verbessern.
Quality management coordinates all departments in order to continuously improve products and work processes.
