NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Analyse quality costs
Level
5
8088 version 7
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Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
purpose and uses of quality cost analysis; apply quality cost
analysis to workplace situations; and interpret the results of
quality cost analysis.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Quality Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Abbreviations
AS (as in AS 2561) stands for Australian standard.
BS (as in BS 6000) stands for British Standard.
ASQ stands for the American Society for Quality.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the purpose and uses of quality cost analysis.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The purpose of quality cost analysis is explained in terms of benefits for
business performance and quality cost models.
Range
1.2
benefits – potential savings, opportunities to expand income,
reduction of failure costs;
models – return on investment models, value to customer models.
The uses of quality cost analysis are identified in terms of situations where it
has the ability to deliver benefits.
Range
measurement of waste, monitoring of progress, comparative
analysis, setting of priorities, justification of expenditure.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcome 2
Apply quality cost analysis to workplace situations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Methodology used complies with relevant published standards and/or
recognised conventions, including cost categorisation.
examples of published standards are – AS 2561, BS 6000, ASQ
Guides;
cost categorisation – controllable and non-controllable costs,
prevention, appraisal and failure costs (internal and external),
discretional and non-discretional costs.
Range
2.2
Customisation of methodology to specific workplace situations identifies feasible
sources of valid data.
Outcome 3
Interpret the results of quality cost analysis.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Analysis and interpretation of information maintains its validity and matches task
requirements.
3.2
Results are analysed so that opportunities for improvement are identified.
3.3
The appropriateness of the use of quality cost analysis is reviewed in the light of
the outcomes.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 August 1996
31 December 2016
Revision
2
7 September 1999
31 December 2016
Review
3
22 September 2004
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
4
18 July 2008
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
5
17 November 2011
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
18 April 2013
31 December 2018
Rollover
7
16 April 2015
N/A
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SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8088 version 7
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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Comments on this unit standard
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