Quality Assurance Vs Quality Control: What are the major differences between them ? Specify and define 7 major differences at least ?

As we all know the major difference between the two is that Quality Assurance is an overall development and management process whilst Quality Control is product oriented and comes as part of the overall Quality Assurance package on offer to the customer. The processes should be fully documented and auditable at any stage by both the business and customer and this helps to have overall control of each phase of the project such as manufacturing, purchasing, packaging and installation.

Quality Assurance  VS Quality Control contributes to:-

1.Process                           Product

2.Pro-active                       Reactive 

3. Prevent the defects      Find the defects

4.Staff Function                 Line Function 

5.Quality Audit                   Walk through 

6.Selection of tools           Inspection 

7.Defining Process           Testing 

8.Training                           Checkpoint Review 

Quality Assurance:

All planned, systematic, and preventative action required to determine if materials, equipment, or services will meet specified requirements so that the products will perform satisfactory in service.

Quality Control:

Those physical activities that are conducted to check conformance with specifications in accordance with the quality assurance plan.