MCT COQ approach

1. The costs of nonconformities over the life of the product cost us the most at stage:

• Design
• Development
• Industrialization
• Production and after sales service

2. The conditions for obtaining the success of the COQ approach include:

• Successful internal communication
• Cost reduction
• Price drop
• COQ procedure applied
• COQ objectives are set
• COQ indicators are measured and followed

3. The prerequisites for the implementation of the COQ approach include:

• The cost calculation method is established
• Total top management involvement
• The staff suggestion system is well established
• An inventory is carried out

4. In the PDCA cycle, the C stands for:

• Data collection
• Cost calculation
• Check objectives
• Find COQ optimum
• Look for root causes

5. Step 3 "Data analysis" of the COQ approach includes:

• The 5 S method
• Seeking the optimum of the COQ
• Classifying the costs by priority
• Updating the indicators