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Effect Of Material Inspection On Product Quality In Power Holding Company Of Nigeria (phcn), Kaduna
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1.7 Definition of Terms
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Supplier: This means a company an organization or an individual that
can agree to supply or release goods or services to a buying
organization.
Ø Vendor: This is another term for a supplier.
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Material: Anything that can be offered to the market for attention,
acquisition, use or consumption that might satisfy needs.
Ø Specification: This is a detailed description of materials needed from a supplier, which the supplied item must conform to.
Ø Standardization: This is the process of formulating and applying rules for an orderly approach to a specific activity.
Ø Standard: A standard is the result of a particular standardization effort approved by a recognized authority.
Ø Defect: A defect is where a component does not meet its requirement or specification and needs to be replaced or repaired.
Ø Quality: This is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfill requirements.
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Inspection: This is the examination of a work product or service or
materials to determine whether it conform to standards or not.
Ø Organization: This is defined in this context as a set of processes.
Ø Productivity: This means efficient utilization of available resources at economic cost.
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Buyer: This is a person who acquires goods at a particular price
without due consideration to the technicalities involved, but rather
acquires what he wants.
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