2022, Volume 24, Issue 2
Strategic Study of CAE >> 2022, Volume 24, Issue 2 doi: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2022.02.002
Strategy for Improving Product Quality of Manufacturing Industry in China
1. AVIC China Aero-Polytechnology Establishment, Beijing 100028, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Quality Infrastructure Efficacy Research, Beijing 100028, China
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Abstract
Currently, the product quality of China’s manufacturing industry is uneven and has a notable gap with that of developed countries. Improving the quality of manufactured products is vital for upgrading China’s manufacturing industry and promoting the core competitiveness of the industry. In this study, we first analyze the development characteristics regarding the quality of the manufacturing industry, and then examine the development trend and prominent problems regarding the product quality of China’s manufacturing industry. While summarizing international experiences, we propose several suggestions for product quality improvement. Specifically, China should (1) clarify the strategic positioning of product quality development and strengthen the coherence of national quality policies; (2) focus on the needs of future industrial development by implementing three action plans; (3) accelerate the innovation of quality management theories, technologies, and tools under the guidance of digital transformation; (4) integrate the industrial quality infrastructure to support the product quality improvement; (5) reconstruct the quality development environment to promote enterprises’ willingness in improving product quality; and (6) maximize the institutional advantages of the country to implement foundation projects for improving product quality.
Keywords
manufacturing ; quality improvement ; product quality ; quality assurance ; quality infrastructure
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