Excellence Through Quality | ASQ
ASQ is a global leader in quality and consists of a community of passionate people who use their tools, ideas and expertise to make our world better.
What is a Quality Management System (QMS)? | ASQ
Overview A quality management system (QMS) is a structured framework that defines and documents an organization’s processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies, practices, …
Quality Assurance vs Quality Control: QA vs QC | ASQ
Learn the differences between quality assurance and quality control. Explore definitions, examples, and how QA and QC ensure quality.
ISO 9001:2015 - What is the 9001:2015 Standard? | ASQ
Learn more about how to certify to ISO 9001:2015 and transition from ISO 9001:2008. Buy the official quality management systems standard from ASQ.org.
Quality Certification - Get Professionally Certified | ASQ
ASQ Quality & Professional Certification. Use our Pathway Tool to help determine which certification is right for you.
What is 8D? Eight Disciplines Problem Solving Process | ASQ
The Eight Disciplines (8D) are a problem solving tool used to correct, identify and remove recurring issues halting the production process. Learn more about 8D analysis at ASQ.org.
7 Basic Quality Tools: Quality Management Tools | ASQ
Start your quality journey by mastering the 7 Basic Tools of Quality at the world’s largest society for quality, ASQ.org.
What Is Quality? | ASQ
The authors discuss the philosophies of eight quality experts - Crosby, Deming, Feigenbaum, Ishikawa, Juran, Pirsig, Shewhart, and Taguchi - each of whose definition of quality is presented in sidebar …
Total Quality Management (TQM): What is TQM? | ASQ
Total Quality Management Overview Total quality management (TQM) is a term first used to describe a management approach to quality improvement. Since then, TQM has taken on many meanings but …
PDCA Cycle - What is the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle? | ASQ
The Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle is a four-step model for carrying out change. Learn more about the PDCA cycle and how to implement the model at ASQ.org.