Systems Quality

Introduction (fundamentals of technical infrastructure, metrology, accreditation, standardization, conformity assessment) interconnections and specifics; concept of quality and standardisation; directives and national legislation (transposition, implementation, legislation system); standardization (standardization infrastructure, development, types, renewal, standard understanding); discussing general (infrastructural) groups of standards (directives for documentation of quality systems and conformity assessment, etc.); philosophy of New and Global approach – concept; modular approach towards European conformity (CE) marking of products according to standard requirements and preparation of technical documentation; quality system management; total Quality Management (TQM), problems solving techniques and quality circle; procedures and basic tools for quality assurance (control charts, quality function deployment – QFD, failure mode and effect analysis – FMEA, process control – PC, optimal experiment design, etc.); quality and standardization in different fields (production, laboratory, service, environment, safety, health, etc.).

Aim of the course is to get acquainted with concrete knowledge on complete establishment and quality assurance of different systems – production and service. In scope of this subject students gather separate knowledge for total quality assurance. In this scope is meant quality system assessment and certification and getting acquainted with tools for achieving best results. Student gets knowledge on solving problems using quality tools. In addition student gets acquainted with reliability, economy, legislation and safety. This fundamentals, which are typically defined by legislation, human protection, environment, market, etc., are upgraded by quality. Students get knowledge on practical examples of quality systems. The final objective of the subject is to be directly involved in the real environment in the field of quality.

Lectures, auditory exercises, laboratory exercises, seminar works, excursion.