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Deutsch: Sicherheitsdatenblatt / Español: Hoja de Datos de Seguridad/ Português: Ficha de Dados de Segurança/ Français: Fiche de Données de Sécurité / Italian: Scheda di Sicurezza dei Materiali
A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a crucial document in quality management, especially in industries where hazardous substances are handled. It provides detailed information about the properties, hazards, handling, storage, and disposal of chemical products. The MSDS ensures that employees and employers are informed about the risks associated with materials, enabling them to take necessary precautions to protect health and safety.
Deutsch: Materialauswahl / Español: Selección de Materiales / Português: Seleção de Materiais / Français: Sélection des Matériaux / Italian: Selezione dei Materiali
Material selection in the context of quality management refers to the process of choosing the appropriate materials for a product or process, ensuring that they meet the required standards for quality, performance, safety, and cost-effectiveness. This step is crucial in ensuring that the final product is reliable, durable, and compliant with both customer expectations and regulatory requirements.
Deutsch: Reife / Español: Madurez / Português: Maturidade / Français: Maturité / Italiano: Maturità
Maturity in the context of quality management refers to the level of development, sophistication, and capability of an organization’s processes, practices, and systems to consistently deliver high-quality products or services. It indicates how well-established and optimized these elements are within an organization.
Deutsch: Maßnahme / Español: Medida / Português: Medida / Français: Mesure / Italiano: Misura
Measure in the quality management context refers to a quantifiable indicator used to assess, compare, and track the performance or quality of products, services, or processes within an organization. Measures are essential tools in quality management for setting objectives, making informed decisions, and implementing effective quality control and improvement strategies. They enable organizations to evaluate their performance against standards, benchmarks, or regulatory requirements, and to identify areas needing improvement or corrective action.
Deutsch: Messung / Español: Medición / Português: Medição / Français: Mesure / Italiano: Misurazione /
In the context of quality management, measurement refers to the process of quantifying a characteristic or attribute of a product, service, or process..
Deutsch: Messung / Français: Mesure physique / Italiano: Misurazione
Measurement (from Old French, mesurement) or measuring is the assignment of numbers to objects or events.
Any measurement can be judged by the following meta-measurement criteria values: level of measurement (which includes magnitude), dimensions (units), and uncertainty.
Deutsch: Messgeräte / Español: Equipos de medición / Português: Equipamento de medição / Français: Équipement de mesure / Italiano: Attrezzatura di misurazione
Measuring equipment refers to the tools and instruments used to measure various parameters with precision and accuracy. In the quality management context, these devices are essential for ensuring that products meet specified standards and for maintaining consistency in production processes.
English: Mechanism / Español: Mecanismo / Português: Mecanismo / Français: Mécanisme / Italiano: Meccanismo
In the quality management context, mechanism refers to the structured methods or processes implemented within an organization to manage and improve quality across its products, services, and operations. This term is crucial for understanding how quality control and improvement are systematically achieved in an organization.