Traditional vs ABC Quality Costing

Hi to all again!!

Is there someone out there he can provide me some information about Traditional quality costing vs ABC ( Activity Based Costing) ?

I have searched on the net i have found only general informations nad not regarding Quality Costing!

Hi to all again!!

Is there someone out there he can provide me some information about Traditional quality costing vs ABC ( Activity Based Costing) ?

I have searched on the net i have found only general informations nad not regarding Quality Costing!

Hello Vassilis, have you had any luck researching COQ - ABC? There is an article here:

Quality cost measurement under activity-based costing

Reading the abstract it looks like it's exactly what you're looking for, unfortunately the article is not free.

Regards,
Simon

Vassilis, I have used Q-Pulse since 1998 and found it an excellent package. It's a full QM compliance software tool covering all the required tools.
Follow the link and see for yourself.

http://www.gaelquality.co.uk

Vassilis, I have used Q-Pulse since 1998 and found it an excellent package. It's a full QM compliance software tool covering all the required tools.
Follow the link and see for yourself.

http://www.gaelquality.co.uk

Hello Ian, thanks for the link. It looks as though Q-Pulse is a comprehensive software system for managing all aspects of the quality system. As a user can you tell us if/how it deals with measuring the Cost Of Quality (COQ) as this is the particular aspect that Vassilis is interested in.

Cheers,
Simon

Thanks Simon for the article it is exactly what i am looking for!!

Vassili/Simon

In the CAPA module of Q-Pulse, there is the capability to assign costs and times for all aspects of an identified quality issue. For example, investigation, rework, credit costs and similarly the duration for each stage. There are five cost and duration fields which can be customised by the user to suit there particular business/operations.

This data can then be displayed graphically in the Analysis module.

Vassili/Simon

In the CAPA module of Q-Pulse, there is the capability to assign costs and times for all aspects of an identified quality issue. For example, investigation, rework, credit costs and similarly the duration for each stage. There are five cost and duration fields which can be customised by the user to suit there particular business/operations.

This data can then be displayed graphically in the Analysis module.

Thanks for confirming Ian.

Simon

There is now a web based version of Q-Pulse available

Its an excellent package, as long as you use it correctly!!