Quality planning in the product life cycle

Quality planning in the product life cycle Order Description Please use pipe spools fabrication company for oil and gas sector as a company example. Preferred references: Dr JM Juran - Juran’s Quality Handbook Professor Kaoru Ishikawa - An Introduction to Quality Control Professor Kaoru Ishikawa - What is Total Quality Control Assignment background: This assignment focuses on the quality management aspects supporting a product/ service through its life cycle. There exist two predominant areas of importance: ? Understand the various stages of a product life cycle, evaluating their importance in securing competitive quality products and services ? Understand the appropriate quality concepts included in the new product development process. Task: For the organisation of your choice, you have been tasked to take charge of the induction programme whereby quality planning in the product life cycle forms a large component of this programme. You intend to compile a report which can subsequently be used as a guide for the new managers. You have identified a need to cover the following aspects in the report, referencing the stages of a product/service life cycle and for a product/service of your choice: 1 Evaluation of the various factors to consider when creating a development brief for a new product/service; 2 Examination of the different activities necessary for the various phases of a new product/service development process; 3 Explanation of the quality inputs and outputs required to complete each activity and possible risks if each activity is not successfully completed; 4 Determination of the advantages to the organisation when a cross-functional approach is used; and 5 Evaluation the role of quality tools as an aid to enhance performance at each stage of product/service development.