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Quality by design
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<p>Quality by design (QbD) is a concept first outlined by quality expert <a href="/facts/Joseph_M._Juran/GV4m408P">Joseph M. Juran</a> in publications, most notably <i>Juran on Quality by Design</i>. Designing for quality and innovation is one of the three universal processes of the Juran Trilogy, in which Juran describes what is required to achieve breakthroughs in new products, services, and processes. Juran believed that quality could be planned, and that most quality crises and problems relate to the way in which quality was planned. </p><p>While quality by design principles have been used to advance product and process quality in industry, and particularly the <a href="/facts/Automotive_industry/fGFKUIlA">automotive industry</a>, they have also been adopted by the <a href="/facts/U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration/rCEnh9WB">U.S. Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) for the discovery, development, and manufacture of drugs. </p>