Ellison's story is an effective parable for conformance (and the need for nonconformance) that is timeless.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison] Reference

Mistakes and experimentation are viewed as nonconformance and result in penalties via lowered performance ratings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fear is the Growth Mindset Killer « TalentedApps] Reference

The story is also told non-sequentially - starting in the middle, then showing us the beginning and ending - adding to the theme of nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison] Reference

We found that the Project Office initiated appropriate actions to identify and resolve LH2 sensor nonconformance issues by reviewing manufacturing and testing processes.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASA Watch: January 2009 Archives] Reference

Maintain and trend corrective action and nonconformance reports.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com -]

It takes into consideration the part cost plus the nonconformance costs to provide an index.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

For the user, the nonconformance is in first two and rerely in the last one of the five types.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

SRB team pertained to an open nonconformance with the Right Hand Rock Fuel Supply Module system.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASASpaceFlight.com] Reference

The topics of standards and nonconformance should be discussed in every meeting to improve quality.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

At that point the team discusses whether an investigation is necessary to determine the extent of the nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

Patient ID errors alone have been reduced by 50% and there has been a significant decrease in point-of-care nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Second step was to expand the process of prevention of nonconformance versus performance of inspection to detect nonconformances.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

· Develop and Manage MRB meetings, mechanics of improvement, records of conformance or nonconformance and actions of improvement.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

The council says it only randomly verifies claims; but the system works, it says, by making nonconformance "publicly embarrassing.".    From Wordnik.com.  [SmartMoney.com] Reference

"Essentially, we put a number against that nonconformance, or what does it cost us when that particular event occurs," he explains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Information security managers ensure that secure policies and practices are enforced with appropriate penalties for nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com.  [CSO] Reference

The second portion (I assume you mean where the nonconformance report is raised?) is the criticality / severity of the nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The nonconformance cost equals those charges associ - ated with warranty, time-based delivery, poor quality as gathered from the report card, and others (see Table III-3. 1).    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

When you roll all of the nonconformance costs into the formula, the re - sultant performance index when calculated into the bid provides a de fi nitive "value" determination.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

"Six-Sigma focuses on quality issues, such as variation reductions, defect reductions, and the cost of nonconformance," explains Tim L. Taylor, advanced quality systems manager.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

If you are a user then the question you ask is what you expect from the equipment (spelt out or some times unspelt) - When the equipment characteristics do not meet this it is nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The solution supports nonconformance 'charge backs' to root cause, to drive real process analysis by the root source of quality problems, rather than only the location at which they were identified.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news] Reference

The metric is calculated using time it takes employees to perform activities associated with nonconformance, such as placing phone calls and sending e-mails to the supplier in the case of a late delivery, and their wages.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

129It is tempting to interpret her servant's religious nonconformance as a ploy approved by Elizabeth to maintain her credibility with her Protestant supporters at a time when she felt constrained to conform to Catholicism.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558] Reference

According to Margaret Hauter, manager of GMP raw materials procurement, an example of an incident of nonconformance is when a material delivery is received (such as a sugar used to grow a biopharmaceutical intermediate) and a foreign material is discovered in one of the containers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

With just under one week to go before the opening launch attempt for Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-130 crew, the Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR) have thoroughly reviewed all open and nonconformance outstanding issues with the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) and Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) ahead of the first shuttle mission of the year.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASASpaceFlight.com] Reference

Rather than piecing together information from multiple and disparate CAPA, nonconformance, adverse event, manufacturing and design systems, the most effective manufacturers implement a closed-loop enterprise platform to create an end-to-end quality process that monitors events from all sources to identify potential problems before a quality issue occurs, 'added Lokas.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Where nonconformance and out-of-the-box thinking lead to brands that are still iconic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sustain Innovation and Stay on Top - TheStreet] Reference

The Last Planner© Root Cause Analysis Root Cause: Detailed view of nonconformance issues www. tokmo.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

(usually those with whom high-volume or single-source agreements have been made) and to discuss specific incidents of nonconformance of raw materials and delivery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

It may be a management process that would have been in nonconformance that could be negotiable, "she says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

Hodge's company has experienced "nonconformance to specifications and requirements which result in production delays and high costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

The poet's nonconformance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years] Reference