This paper proposes a strategy for the automation and integration of quality systems for manufacture. It describes a systematic structured quality system design and improvement process, together with a comprehensive approach to automation in data collection and quality data management; within a framework—compatible with the themes of Total Quality Management—which a manufacturing company may use to automate quality control operations.
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