**4.2 Framework for intelligent quality systems**

Above explanations indicate the importance of intelligent manufacturing in general and intelligent quality in specific. This section provides a general

framework for generating an integrated intelligent quality system. As implied above, main requirement behind this framework is to set up knowledge intensive activities for assuring quality and continuous improvement. This, in turn, requires a systematic performance monitoring and assessment. The proposed framework is based on achieving business objectives which in turn needs to be aligned with the objectives of the processes. Note that, intelligent tools can support quality management activities in various ways as listed below.


Taking above explanation into account, it would be possible to say that intelligent quality management operations are carried out in 3 different phases of any manufacturing system. These are;


All of these phases should be supported by intelligent tools in various nature and should be involved within given framework for the sake of integration and completeness of the whole life cycle of quality management activities.
