This publication explains the concepts of quality assurance and quality control. It provides examples, illustrated by good practices, of their implementation within the processes of the management ...

Quality assurance (QA) prevents and detects quality problems. Quality control (QC) detects errors in the product. QC evaluates the developed product itself. Another way to look at it would be to think ...

This means lower productivity. Quality control will check the inputs and outputs from the production process whereas quality assurance will check the product regularly throughout production.