Number of deaths for leading causes of death. Heart disease: 614,348. â¢ Cancer: 591,699. â¢ Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101. â¢ Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053. â¢ Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103. â¢ Alzheimer's disease: 93,541.
Both risk management and quality management strategies must find ways to account for uncertainty. After all, in the quality management space there is no such thing as an absolutely perfect quality product. Handling risk is implicit in the day-to-day tasks of a successful quality management professional.
Systematic solution approach to any quality improvement activity is critical and always emphasized by quality gurus (Juran, Deming, and Shewart). Various tools and techniques are commonly used to identify the critical control variables. The very basic techniques used in quality management is 7 QC Tools, which consist of Pareto Diagram, Process Flow Diagram, Cause and Effect Diagram, Check Sheets, Histogram, Run Charts, and Scatter diagram.