Cost of conformance definition
/What is the Cost of Conformance?
The cost of conformance includes all expenses incurred to ensure that a product meets the minimum quality standard. Conformance costs include standards application, employee training, process documentation, product inspections, and product testing. When incurring these costs, the intent is to avoid product failures.
The cost of conformance is usually much less than the costs that a business would otherwise incur, such as the cost of a product recall due to product failures in the marketplace.