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How would you differentiate quality control with that of quality assurance?

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Question added by thelmo Inigo , Senior Civil Engineer , Saudi Bin Laden Group
Date Posted: 2015/05/20
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Junaid Sarwar
by Junaid Sarwar , Senior Director Quality , Contact Centers Company

Quality control is used mainly in manufacturing and product industries whereas Quality assurance is used mainly in the service industries. Although that is not the only difference.

Mohammed Umair Shah Khan
by Mohammed Umair Shah Khan , Sr. Planning Engineer , DAR al Riyadh consultants

Quality Assurance  focuses on defect prevention, while quality control focuses on defect identification

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