* Quality improvement, such as noise reduction, image enhancement, and echo cancellation.

Waitzman described an improvement of his protocol in RFC 2549, IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service ( 1 April 1999 ).

Quality of films produced is in a stage of improvement.

Quality audits are essential to verify the existence of objective evidence showing conformance to required processes, to assess how successfully processes have been implemented, for judging the effectiveness of achieving any defined target levels, providing evidence concerning reduction and elimination of problem areas and are a hands-on management tool for achieving continual improvement in an organization.

Instead of immediately launching a process improvement effort to determine whether special causes are present, the Quality Engineer may temporarily increase the rate at which samples are taken from the process output until it's clear that the process is truly in control.

Like other engineered artifacts, a decision model can be subject to Quality assurance review, and-since it is documented-is amenable to Process improvement over time.

A newer model for improvement in medical care takes its origin from the work of W. Edwards Deming in a model of Total Quality Management.

; SAS / QC: Quality Control provides quality improvement tools.

:* Quality management-Dealing with the multidimensional aspects of quality and quality improvement

In light of the time frame involved in AACSB accreditation, the school is in the interim exploring the option of accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System ( EQUIS ), a leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration.

AACSB accreditation will mark a high point in the growth of the school ’ s international reputation. In light of the time frame involved in AACSB accreditation, the school is in the interim exploring the option of accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System ( EQUIS ), a leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration.

* The Performance Assessment Tool For Quality Improvement In Hospitals, a performance assessment system designed by the World Health Organization to support hospitals in defining quality improvement strategies, questioning their own results and translating them into actions for improvement.

* Quality of life through health improvement

# Quality circle — a group ( people oriented ) approach to improvement.

The more complex Quality improvement tools are tailored for enterprise types not originally targeted.

An example of current QIO quality improvement work is that of the federal Doctor's Office Quality Information Technology initiative ( DOQ-IT ), which:

* Medicare Quality Improvement Community Online resources to support quality improvement in Medicare.

# redirect Quality improvement organizations

* American Productivity and Quality Center ( APQC ), a worldwide organization for process and performance improvement

Minitab Inc. produces two other products that complement Minitab 16: Quality Trainer, an eLearning package that teaches statistical tools and concepts in the context of quality improvement that integrates with Minitab 16 to simultaneously develop the user's statistical knowledge and ability to use the Minitab software and Quality Companion 3, an integrated tool for managing Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing projects that allows Minitab data to be combined with project management and governance tools and documents.

EFMD operates the European Quality Improvement System ( EQUIS ), which is one of the leading international systems of quality assessment, improvement, and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration.

These include: Waiting Times ; Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke ; Genetics and Information ; Clinical Dataset Development ; Women, Children and Sexual health ; Public health, Substance misuse ; Quality improvement ; Information governance ; and Mental health.

COPS specifies a simple client / server model for supporting policy control over Quality of Service ( QoS ) signaling protocols ( e. g. RSVP ).

Implementations of connection-oriented protocols, such as the widely-used TCP protocol, generally watch for packet errors, losses, or delays ( see Quality of Service ) in order to adjust the transmit speed.

Testing is rigorous because the standards involve not only radio and data format interoperability, but security protocols, as well as optional testing for Quality of Service and power management protocols.

Plusnet acknowledges on their website how Network Quality of Service impacts individual protocols and as a result what experience they expect the end-user to receive.

The Construction Management Association of America ( CMAA ) ( a primary US construction management certification and advocacy body ) says the 120 most common responsibilities of a Construction Manager fall into the following 7 categories: Project Management Planning, Cost Management, Time Management, Quality Management, Contract Administration, Safety Management, and CM Professional Practice which includes specific activities like defining the responsibilities and management structure of the project management team, organizing and leading by implementing project controls, defining roles and responsibilities and developing communication protocols, and identifying elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims.

Quality System requirements for medical have been internationally recognized as a way to assure product safety and efficacy and customer satisfaction since at least 1983, and were instituted as requirements in a final rule published on October 7, 1996.

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) had documented design defects in medical devices that contributed to recalls from 1983 to 1989 that would have been prevented if Quality Systems had been in place.

According to current Good Manufacturing Practice ( GMP ), medical device manufacturers have the responsibility to use good judgment when developing their quality system and apply those sections of the FDA Quality System ( QS ) Regulation that are applicable to their specific products and operations, in Part 820 of the QS regulation.

In Canada, the National Quality Institute presents the ' Canada Awards for Excellence ' on an annual basis to organisations that have displayed outstanding performance in the areas of Quality and Workplace Wellness, and have met the Institute's criteria with documented overall achievements and results.

The Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Santa Clara Valley Water District have engaged in a major outreach effort that has received extensive press and community response.

Teaching standards have also been described as ' among the highest in the country ' by the Quality Assurance Agency.

On the other hand, an analysis of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality data published by America ’ s Health Insurance Plans found that Medicare Advantage enrollees spent fewer days in the hospital than Fee-for-Service enrollees, were less likely to have " potentially avoidable " admissions, and had fewer re-admissions.

The Faculties Economics and Business joined with the Faculty of Engineering through their Graduate Schools have developed an MBA programme with dual degree in Universitat Pompeu Fabra with specializations in Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Communication, Marketing and Quality Control and a Master in Finance ; Masters programmes in Educational Management, Organizational Development and Behaviour, Information Technology Management, Systems Administration and Business Administration.

The Production Quality Compiler-Compiler project at Carnegie-Mellon University does not formalize semantics, but does have a semi-formal framework for machine description.

Quality forgeries have been made for many of Europe's past rulers.

Recipients are organisations that have applied for but not won the European Quality Award ; however, the application was of such a high standard that the European Quality Prize is appropriate.

In recent years, Tacita Dean, Sam Durant, Lee Ranaldo, Vik Muniz, Mike Nelson, and the Bruce High Quality Foundation have all made homages to Smithson's works.

Quality checkers often are capable of doing other fansub jobs, or have some overall knowledge of the fansubbing process, as well as an eye for spotting various errors.

The grammar schools have organised groupings to run their own tests, the Post-Primary Transfer Consortium ( mostly Catholic schools ) and the Association for Quality Education.

This may have contributed to the reported quality issues attributed to the early production vehicles and the subsequent establishment of Quality Assurance Centers ( QAC ) located at various delivery locations.

Over the years a number of research studies have investigated the correlation between the adoption of holistic Models, such as OIQ, Organizational Integrated Quality and EFQM Excellence Model, and improved organizational results.

While the 1998 Supreme Court decision Quality King v. L ' anza protects the reimportation of copyrighted materials under the first-sale doctrine, textbook publishers have still attempted to prevent the U. S. sale of international editions by enforcing contracts which forbid foreign wholesalers from selling to American distributors.

In concealing the identity of the band in this fashion, Quality Records may have been influenced by a similar ploy made the previous year by " The You Know Who Group ", an American outfit whose Merseybeat-ish 1964 single " Roses Are Red ( My Love )" had peaked at # 43 in the US and at # 21 in Canada.

Youth and Women's Football is also available in the town, with Forfar Boys F. C ( boys only ), Lochside Boys F. C ( boys only ) and Forfar Farmington F. C ( boys, girls and women's ) All the clubs have SFA Quality Mark Award at some level.

Crisis on Infinite Earths # 11 established a new " Post-Crisis " continuity in which the Quality and other DC characters have instead always lived on the single, unified DC Earth.