A five step approach to acceptable quality in production hardware

A systemic approach to assure production-line hardware are acceptable-quality products is described. The process is not intended to replace existing quality-assurance procedures or controls; it augments them. It is intended to bridge gaps in the integration of engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance by focusing a small amount of effort from all three disciplines toward quality improvements. The procedure was developed from work on weapon system improvements, but may be applied to any manufactured product.<>