Costs of Quality in Product Warranty: A Case Study

This paper discusses the costs of quality in the prevention of external faults in product warranty. A case study was conducted in a commercial refrigeration company by projects that were used as tools in the quality analysis process, the PDCA cycle, the cause and effect diagram and the Pareto chart....

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Authors: Delgado, Alex Garcia Gonçalves, Gomes, Erasmo, Morais, Rinaldo Macedo de, Grande, Márcia Mazzeo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de Araraquara (UNIARA)
Repository:Revista Brasileira Multidisciplinar
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistarebram.com:article/342
Online Access:http://revistarebram.com/index.php/revistauniara/article/view/342
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Quality management. Quality costs. After-sales management.
Gestão da qualidade. Custos da qualidade. Gestão de pós-venda.
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Summary:This paper discusses the costs of quality in the prevention of external faults in product warranty. A case study was conducted in a commercial refrigeration company by projects that were used as tools in the quality analysis process, the PDCA cycle, the cause and effect diagram and the Pareto chart. It was found that the management of quality costs in the prevention of external faults can support companies with relevant information for decision making and the prevention of failures and noncompliance. The study also contributes to the discussion on the definition of a structure of quality costs management in the analyzed company.