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Companies unaware of the quality related benefits that may accrue from their use... 

Air Quality Related Value (AQRV) a resource, as identified by the ELM for one or more Federal areas, that may be adversely affected by a change in air quality. The resource may include visibility or a specific scenic, cultural, physical, biological, ecological, or recreational resource identified by the ELM for a particular area. "These values include visibility and those scenic, cultural, biological, and recreation resources of an area that are affected by air quality" (43 Fed. Reg. 15016). 

Copies of all daily activity logs, qa/qc reports, or other quality-related documents... 

Auditing the quality system (internal) Economics - Quality-related cost considerations V... 

Steam quality relates to the amount of entrained water transported into dry steam on a weight/weight basis. Because the water may contain TDS, steam quality is generally very closely allied with steam purity. 

In Section IV we considered a categorical performance metric y. Although that represents a common practice, especially when y defines the quality of a product or process operation, there are many instances where system performance is measured by a continuous variable. Even when y is quality-related, it is becoming increasingly clear that explicit continuous quality cost models should be adopted and replace evaluations of performance based on categorical variables. 

This Section addresses cases with a continuous performance metric, y. We identify the corresponding problem statements and results, which are compared with conventional formulations and solutions. Then Taguchi loss functions are introduced as quality cost models that allow one to express a quality-related y on a continuous basis. Next we present the learning methodology used to solve the alternative problem statements and uncover a set of final solutions. The section ends with an application case study. 

If, besides the quality-related measure, z, one also wishes to include operating costs, in the analysis, because quality loss functions express quality costs on a monetary basis, commensurate with operating costs, the final global performance metric, y, which reflects total manufacturing cost, is simply the sum of both quality and operating costs (Clausing, 1993),... 

In this section we describe extensions of the basic learning methodologies introduced in Sections IV and V that, while preserving the same premises and paradigms, enlarge considerably their scope by adding the capability to consider simultaneously multiple objectives. As before, and without loss of generality, we will focus our attention on the coexistence of several quality-related objectives. 

Instead of a single quality-related performance variable, z, as in Section V, let s suppose that one has to consider a total of P distinct objectives and the corresponding continuous performance variables, Zj, i = which are components of a performance vector z =... 

In this chapter we revisited an old problem, namely, exploring the information provided by a set of (x, y) operation data records and learn from it how to improve the behavior of the performance variable, y. Although some of the ideas and methodologies presented can be applied to other types of situations, we defined as our primary target an analysis at the supervisory control level of (x, y) data, generated by systems that cannot be described effectively through first-principles models, and whose performance depends to a large extent on quality-related issues and measurements. 

Food colorants play an important role in quality perception. Color is often the first notable characteristic of a food and it influences the expectations of consumers buying the product and also influences food handlers who make quality-related decisions, for example, during visual inspections." More specifically, color predetermines our expectations and perceptions of flavor and taste. " Color is interrelated with flavor intensity (detection threshold), with sweetness and salinity sensations, and also with our susceptibilities to and preferences for products. For example, consumers perceived a strongly red-colored strawberry-flavored drink to be sweeter than a less colored version, and yellow was associated with lemon and pink with grapefruit, but by reversing the colors, flavor perception changed." If food color is not appealing, consumers will not enjoy the flavor and texture of the food. ... 

Established in 1989, EURACHEM provides a focus for analytical chemistry and quality related issues in Europe. 

Printing machines for the purpose of giving identification to rubber products, together with batch and quality related information can be used to apply the required information to the rubber product either continuously or individually, dependent upon the product type being manufactured. 

The sulfide problem in sewers relates to a complex balance between a large number of wastewater quality-related factors and aspects that depend on the design of the sewer system. The level of the DO concentration in the bulk water, the magnitude of the relevant microbial process rates and exchange rates for... 

And further, that the responsibilities for quality-related activities of the contract giver and contract acceptor should be specified in a written agreement . Similarly, ISO 9001 (2000) states that, Where an organization chooses to outsource any process that affects product conformity, the organisation shall ensure control over such outsourced processes. Control of such outsourced processes shall be identified within the quality management system. ... 

All personnel involved in GMP production of drugs have to take ownership of quality. It is a requirement that processes and equipment for drug manufacturing must be approved and operated by trained, qualified personnel. Quality-related activities have to be recorded to enable traceability of data and information. Deviations and excursions of processes and results from specified conditions or criteria have to be reported, investigated, and resolved. Drug products have to be tested and must meet specifications before being... 

The various Datasets A-F were all of fenvalerate. We chose to transform the response values of these sets to the same power as required for the fenvalerate data set since we wished to use these data sets as examples of "unknown" data sets or as examples of poor quality standard sets. If the compound has an inherent analysis quality relating to the response variance, the quality of the poor sets is reflected in differences in the error bands. The acceptable ranges for the Datasets A-F, as shown in Table V, did include the 0.13 power eventually used in all cases where an acceptable H value was found. 

The ratios shown above depend heavily on the definition of a near miss and depend on the type of loss. For example, regarding quality-related incidents, there appear to be far fewer near misses and errors or failure conditions per operational interruption. The reason for the lower ratio is that quality-related incidents typically result from excursions that are less severe than personnel safety or process safety occurrences. Chemical processes are... 

Eurachem is a network of organisations in Europe having the objective of establishing a system for the international trace-ability of chemical measurements and the promotion of good quality practices. It provides a forum for the discussion of common problems and for developing an informed and considered approach to both technical and policy issues. It provides a focus for analytical chemistry and quality related issues in Europe. 

Urrutia-Benet, G., Chapleau, N., Lille, M., LeBail, A., Autio, K., Knorr, D. (2006). Quality related aspects of high pressure low temperature processed whole potatoes. Inn. FoodScL Emerg. Technol., 7, 32-39. 

Urrutia-Benet, G., Balogh, T., Schneider, J., Knorr, D. (2007). Metastable phases during high-pressure-low-temperature processing of potatoes and their impact on quality-related parameters. J. Food Eng., 78,375-389. 

In the book Flavor Science—Sensible Principles and Techniques, Acree and Teranishi [2] distinguished two different meanings of the word quality . One meaning is that of an attribute, for example sweet, bitter or floral. The second meaning depends on whether someone likes these attributes, by which quality relates to acceptance and the question how people interact with it. 

This Chapter describes outlines and discusses the regulations applicable to the QA function and unit, structure, function, charter, and application of the unit in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. In addition, it discusses additional quality-related responsibilities that may result when manufacturers move toward a quality systems approach to quality that incorporates current quality system models to further improve quality and harmonize with international quality system requirements. 

The systems approach to quality involves a coordinated approach to the management of quality-related activities as processes that work in conjunction with one another to provide assurance that the product meets its specified requirements. It involves ... 

The use of risk management techniques in identifying product requirements, establishing processes and process control and monitoring methods, evaluating quality data, identifying appropriate corrective and preventive actions to address quality problems, and for other quality-related activities can increase the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the quality system. 

In a modern quality system, the organizational unit responsible for quality-related activities within the organization generally has a central role in the... 

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