Production, Quality, and Manufacturing

Acquisition-related manufacturing and production duties vary greatly in managerial, administrative, and technical content; but they usually involve program management or monitoring of the manufacturing and production efforts of contractors. The quality assurance specialist manages quality assurance activities to establish essential quality standards and controls. This person also develops and executes plans that focus on quality of design and conformance and fitness for use; integrates quality plans into the system engineering process; and develops policies, procedures, test provisions, and quality requirements in specifications, standards, and solicitations. Using design reviews, functional and configuration audits, production readiness reviews, and milestone reviews, the specialist evaluates quality assurance during acquisition. Robert Arthur Director