Definition of COPQ - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Cost of Poor Quality

TECH.

money lost because of mistakes or bad work

TECH.

COPQ is higher this year due to more errors.
Reducing COPQ can boost profits.
Managers track COPQ to find problem areas.

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French:Coût des Non-Qualités, ...
German:Kosten mangelhafter Qualität, ...
Italian:Costo della Qualità Scadente, ...
Spanish:Costo de la Mala Calidad, ...
Portuguese:Custo da Má Qualidade, ...
Chinese:劣质成本, ...
Japanese:不良品質コスト, ...
Arabic:تكلفة الجودة الرديئة, ...
Hebrew:עָלוּת הָאֵיכוּת הַיְּרוּדָה, ...
Russian:затраты на некачественное качество, ...
Ukrainian:Витрати через погану якість, ...
Hindi:खराब गुणवत्ता की लागत, ...
Bengali:খারাপ গুণগত মানের খরচ, ...
Catalan:Cost de la Mala Qualitat, ...
Czech:náklady na nekvalitu, ...
Danish:omkostninger ved dårlig kvalitet, ...
Dutch:Kosten van Slechte Kwaliteit, ...
Greek:Κόστος Κακής Ποιότητας, ...
Hungarian:a rossz minőség költsége, ...
Khmer:ការខាតបង់ដោយសារគុណភាពមិនល្អ, ...
Korean:불량품 비용, ...
Persian:هزینه کیفیت پایین, ...
Polish:koszty złej jakości, ...
Portuguese (BR):Custo da Má Qualidade, ...
Romanian:Costul Calității Slabe, ...
Swedish:kostnad för dålig kvalitet, ...
Thai:ต้นทุนคุณภาพที่ไม่ดี, ...
Turkish:Kötü Kalitenin Maliyeti, ...
Vietnamese:Chi phí do chất lượng kém, ...

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