Zero Defects

Zero defects - A state of Quality_ characterised by defect-free products or Six-Sigma level Quality_. See Six Sigma.

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 16-Feb-2009 10:13

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Zero defects - A performance standard and method Philip B. Crosby developed; states that if people commit themselves to watching details and avoiding errors, they can move closer to the goal of zero defects.

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Source: American Society for Quality, 31 October 2010 09:12:37, http://www.asq.org/glossary/

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Zero Defects - A practice that aims to reduce defects as a way to directly increase profits. The concept of zero defects lead to the development of Six Sigma in the 1980s.

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Source: iSixSigma, 06 March 2011 09:56:57, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary

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Zero Defects - proposed by Philip Crosby as part of the book 'Quality_ is Free', is a business practice which aims to reduce and minimize the number of defects and errors in a process and to do things right the first time.

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Source: The Quality Portal, 30 April 2011 08:22:54, http://thequalityportal.com/glossary/s.htm