
58 ◾ New JIT, New Management Technology Principle
through the prevention of defect occurrence and by supporting the simultaneous
achievement of QCD that come from strategically deploying a high-level quality
assurance process.
One of the technological components in achieving these goals is strengthening
quality assurance networks by developing and deploying quality assurance tools.
A second component is establishing clear quantitative quality assurance standards
(such as process capacity) that are not aected by worker experience. A third com-
ponent is creating a system that can make use of worker expertise and information
on past defects in an ...