Analogy Quality Assurance & Compliance 5

Question 1

Benchmarking is to best practices as gap analysis is to:

Accepted Answer

improvement opportunities

Answer

Benchmarking identifies best practices; gap analysis identifies improvement opportunities relative to a standard.

Question 2

Quality circle is to continuous improvement as safety committee is to:

Accepted Answer

hazard reduction

Answer

A quality circle drives continuous improvement; a safety committee drives hazard reduction.

Question 3

Hold tag is to nonconforming material as quarantine is to:

Accepted Answer

suspect product

Answer

A hold tag is placed on nonconforming material; quarantine is applied to suspect product pending investigation.

Question 4

GMP is to pharmaceutical manufacturing as GLP is to:

Accepted Answer

laboratory testing

Answer

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) governs pharmaceutical manufacturing; GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) governs laboratory testing.

Question 5

Customer complaint is to corrective action request as internal audit finding is to:

Accepted Answer

corrective action report

Answer

A customer complaint triggers a corrective action request; an internal audit finding triggers a corrective action report.

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