The primary objective of manufacturing quality control is to ensure that products meet customer requirements, including specifications, performance, and safety standards.

Statistical process control (SPC), gage repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R), and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) are all common quality control tools used in manufacturing.

The purpose of a quality control inspection is to identify defective products, verify that products meet specifications, and prevent defects from occurring.

ISO 9001, AS9100, and IATF 16949 are all common quality control standards.

Quality control is focused on preventing defects, while quality assurance is focused on detecting defects. Quality control is focused on the manufacturing process, while quality assurance is focused on the final product. Quality control is a subset of quality assurance.

SPC is used to monitor and control the manufacturing process, identify trends and patterns in the data, and predict future defects.

A GR&R study is used to determine the accuracy, precision, and bias of a measurement system.

An FMEA is used to identify potential failure modes in a product or process, assess the risk of each failure mode, and develop mitigation strategies for each failure mode.

A major defect is a defect that could lead to a safety hazard, a product failure, or is visible to the customer. A minor defect is a defect that does not pose a safety hazard, does not affect the product's performance, and is not visible to the customer.

Quality control plays a role in continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing improvements, and monitoring the effectiveness of improvements.

Quality control plays a role in lean manufacturing by reducing waste, improving efficiency, and increasing productivity.

Quality control plays a role in Six Sigma by reducing defects, improving quality, and increasing customer satisfaction.

Quality control plays a role in ISO 9001 by establishing a quality management system, ensuring that products and services meet customer requirements, and improving the effectiveness of the quality management system.

Quality control plays a role in AS9100 by establishing a quality management system for the aerospace industry, ensuring that products and services meet customer requirements, and improving the effectiveness of the quality management system.

Quality control plays a role in IATF 16949 by establishing a quality management system for the automotive industry, ensuring that products and services meet customer requirements, and improving the effectiveness of the quality management system.