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Quality Control

ALSO CALLED: Data Quality Control, Total Quality Management, TQM, and Quality Standards
DEFINITION: Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive and structured approach to organizational management that seeks to improve the quality of products and services through ongoing refinements in response to continuous feedback. TQM requirements may be defined separately for a particular organization or  … 
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Global Asset Sustainability: Breakthrough Lean Best Practice Counters Rising Energy Costs
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER: Global Asset Sustainability (GAS), a new breakthrough approach that incorporates energy consumption into an asset management practice, provides the required visibility and control, and answers to eliminate this waste.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Do More with Less: The Five Strategies used by Successful SMB Manufacturers
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER: Most entrepreneurial or start-up manufacturers seek to grow within their means, avoiding the temptation of leveraging venture funding at the risk of losing control of their business.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Paths out of the Compliance Quagmire
sponsored by Inovis
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the issues surrounding supply chain compliance and offers solutions that can help to reduce the deduction burden.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Ten Components of Effective ERP Governance
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Often ERP implementations fail to recognize the need for enterprise level governance until post-implementation issues have highlighted the gap between IT oriented governance and the governance needed for ERP. Read this Gartner report to learn more.
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 03 Sep 2008
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A CIO's Playbook for Achieving Software Agility with Scrum
sponsored by Rally Software Development Corp.
WHITE PAPER: The pressures of a truly global economy cause today's business to increasingly rely on their ability to produce software as a key competitive advantage. This whitepaper is a "playbook" of ideas about implementing Scrum within an enterprise.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Turn SOX Compliance into Cash: Link Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements to Business Improvement.
sponsored by Oversight Systems
WHITE PAPER: Successful quality and compliance is a continuous improvement process that demands a closed-loop control structure. Oversight Systems provides results and a leveraged environment for improving quality in financial operations.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Software Testing 3.0: The Continuing Evolution of Software Testing
sponsored by LogiGear Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper traces the evolution of software testing through its first two phases, discussing its shortcomings. It then presents Software Testing 3.0, and discuses how software testing is at a point where it can exceed management expectations.
Posted: 04 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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Offshore Software Test Automation: A Strategic Approach to Cost and Speed Effectiveness
sponsored by LogiGear Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents an overview of an innovative approach to integrating global resourcing and the latest test automation tools. It also explores the software development and testing process, global resourcing and the automation of software testing.
Posted: 04 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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The ECHO™ - Avaya Connection: ECHO™, and How It Interacts with Avaya's Telephony Solutions
sponsored by Teleformix
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Teleformix's ECHO™ digital recording solution integrates seamlessly with Avaya's telephony systems, providing your company with a crucial customer service tool - quality assurance recording.
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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Strategic QA: Steps to Effective Software Quality Assurance
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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7 Ways Shop Floor Execution (SFX) Can Help with Lean Manufacturing
sponsored by CASCO
WHITE PAPER: Lean manufacturing is a philosophy committed to the total elimination of waste.There are seven types of waste that plague manufacturing. Shop Floor Execution (SFX) can help minimize or eliminate all of them.
Posted: 09 Jul 2008 | Published: 09 Jul 2008
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Top 10 Reasons for Automated Application Quality Management
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores 10 reasons why companies should consider implementing Automated Application Quality Management -- a collection of processes and tools designed to enable predictable, measurable, and optimal application performance.
Posted: 25 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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CA Application Quality Management and Testing Tools Bloor Research, 15 Apr 2008
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the growing importance of comprehensive application quality management and testing tools for improved application performance. Learn how to deliver an application quality and risk management message to your organization.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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The Innovation Barrier Part 1: Has Testing Fallen behind Development?
sponsored by The Fanfare Group, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the innovation barrier: its causes, effects, and what's needed to restore the vigorous pace of innovation.
Posted: 08 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Empowering Equipment Testers: A Technology Breakthrough
sponsored by The Fanfare Group, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a breakthrough approach to high-tech equipment testing that empowers equipment testers to increase coverage and spend more time on creative testing.
Posted: 08 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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The Innovation Barrier Part 2: Symptoms, Solutions, and the Impact on Equipment Manufacturers
sponsored by The Fanfare Group, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper exploring the innovation barrier--the point at which testing can no longer keep pace with development in the equipment manufacturing industry.
Posted: 08 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Best Practices for Implementing Automated Functional Testing Solutions
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: By automating functional testing, you can take major steps forward to improve automated business processes. Your development and QA teams can increase the speed and accuracy, and your IT department can achieve a higher ROI from software projects.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
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RTSP: One of the Foundations of Convergence
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER: Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a foundation for the current convergence of communications. When implementing RTSP, the multiple port and protocol nature of RTSP makes streaming audio/video difficult to manage. This white paper explains it.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
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Inventory Optimization Can Increase Your Profitability
sponsored by IBS, International Business Systems
WHITE PAPER: The core objective of a good inventory management system is to provide the best possible customer service within the restraint of the lowest practical inventory costs.
Posted: 03 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
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QUALITY CONTROL DEFINITION (continued): …  may be in adherence to established standards, such as the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9000 series. TQM can be applied to any type of organization; it originated in the manufacturing sector and has since been adapted for use in almost every type of organization imaginable, including schools, highway maintenance, hotel management, and churches. As a current focus of e-business, TQM is based on quality management from the customer's point of view.

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