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.
Shares & Saves. Save. The terms quality control and quality assurance are not synonymous. There is a distinct difference between them both in meaning and purpose. While quality assurance is meant to prevent problems, quality control detects any problems that occur. Each one requires different skills, and separate departments in an organization are responsible for each aspect of the quality guarantee.