Title :
Do we need total quality management in fusion engineering? — Experience from construction of W7-X
Author :
Vilbrandt, Reinhard ; Bosch, Hans-Stephan ; Feist, Jost-Henrich
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for Plasma Phys., EURATOM Assoc., Greifswald, Germany
Abstract :
The performance of all quality management (QM) and assurance (QA) activities in the project W7-X is a very complex task. If we understand QM as a request for continuous reflection on present tasks and on the best way to improve the processes with respect to the scientific and technical aims, it is a useful management tool. We can learn from industry but we have to adapt the system to our own requirements which differ and are more complex.
Keywords :
fusion reactor theory; plasma toroidal confinement; quality assurance; stellarators; W7-X construction; fusion engineering; management tool; project W7-X; quality assurance activities; quality management activities; total quality management; Assembly; Documentation; Industries; Quality assurance; Standards; project management; quality; system engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0169-2
DOI :
10.1109/SOFE.2013.6635405
