quality audit definition

quality audit

Periodic, independent, and documented examination and verification of activities, records, processes, and other elements of a quality system to determine their conformity with the requirements of a quality standard such as ISO 9000. Any failure in their proper implementation may be published publicly and may lead to a revocation of quality certification. Also called conformity assessment or quality system audit.

quality audit is in the Quality Control & Management subject.

quality audit appears in the definitions of the following terms: conformity assessment, quality system audit and quality auditor

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