Quality Assurance of Improved Cookstoves (ICS) - Revision history

Tom Schulze at 13:06, 30 April 2018

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Luis Azuaje at 10:11, 27 July 2017

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Quality Assurance as a Need from a “Program” Perspective

Katharina Wiedemann at 15:41, 21 August 2013

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Katharina Wiedemann at 09:57, 21 August 2013

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The Forms of Quality Assurance of ICS

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 = The Need for Quality Assurance of ICS =
 Why is there a need for “quality assurance of improved cook stoves”?<br/>This question can be answered from a “program”, a “market” and a “production” perspective.
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-The Promotion of these “improved cook stoves” is based on a [[Result_Based_Monitoring_of_Cookstove_Projects#Results_Chains|result chain]] in which it is assumed that the better performing cook stoves are developed, produced, sold at an affordable price to and are used by households. The use of better quality stoves in households leads to the intended immediate impacts on fuel savings, emission reductions and is contributing to the overarching goals of poverty reduction, less deforestation and health benefits.
+The Promotion of these “improved cook stoves” is based on a [[Result Based Monitoring of Cookstove Projects#Results Chains|result chain]] in which it is assumed that the better performing cook stoves are developed, produced, sold at an affordable price to and are used by households. The use of better quality stoves in households leads to the intended immediate impacts on fuel savings, emission reductions and is contributing to the overarching goals of poverty reduction, less deforestation and health benefits.
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 However, this chain is based on the assumption that the stoves which are used in the households are of the same quality as the ones which have been developed at the onset of this result chain.
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 *'''Artisanal production systems are more vulnerable to quality deviations than industrial production systems'''
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 The use of jigs is an important tool to improve the exactness of measurements, when cutting or welding metal.
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 Quality assurance of ICS can also be promoted by the users. For this to happen, the users have to be made aware about stove quality aspects and their role. Awareness materials such as posters and leaflets, but also theater play or the training of women groups can promote the awareness of users on the important features of a good quality ICS. Being trained and motivated through these awareness activities, thereafter the social control on a village based stove producer can be a strong mechanism to ensure the production of good stoves. Similarly, traders can be trained to detect properly produced stoves and reject poor stoves from producers. A warranty on stove performance or durability is a way producers can assure customers on the quality of their stove. If the stoves do not perform according to their promises, they offer after sales services to replace or improve the stove. This concept is important particularly for fixed stoves as the customer has no choice but to accept whatever is built in his/her kitchen.<br/><br/>
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 <u>There are a number of options how proper specifications can be enforced within the informal framework of an intervention:</u>
 *Certification documents for producers can be withdrawn if the producer is starting to deviate from agreed upon practices;
 *Producers can be expelled from the program based marketing interventions;
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 Examples of different production systems and the respective implications for quality management can be found in the following articles:
 *[[Improved Cookstoves - Production Systems and Quality Management#Overview|Overview]]
 *[[Improved Cookstoves - Production Systems and Quality Management#Decentralized Stove Production Systems|Decentralized Stove Production Systems]]<br/>
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-This article was originally published by [http://www.giz.de/Themen/en/12941.htm GIZ HERA]. It is basically based on experiences, lessons learned and information gathered by GIZ cook stove projects. You can find more information about the authors and experts of the original “Cooking Energy Compendium” in the [[Imprint - GIZ HERA Cooking Energy Compendium|Imprint]].
+This article was originally published by [http://www.giz.de/fachexpertise/html/2769.html GIZ HERA]. It is basically based on experiences, lessons learned and information gathered by GIZ cook stove projects. You can find more information about the authors and experts of the original “Cooking Energy Compendium” in the [[Imprint - GIZ HERA Cooking Energy Compendium|Imprint]].
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 = Further Information<br/> =
 *Andrea Reikat: GTZ FAFASO: Le Systeme de suivi, Download [http://www.hedon.info/docs/CEC_2.2_LeSystem_de_suivi-2007.pdf Presentation - FAFASO: Le système de suivi]
-*GTZ ProBEC: Institutional Stoves in Malawi, Download [https://energypedia.info/:File:En-probec institutional stoves mw-2007.pdf Presentation - PROBEC Institutional Stoves in Malawi]
+*GTZ ProBEC: Institutional Stoves in Malawi, Download [https://energypedia.info/images/4/4d/En-probec_institutional_stoves_mw-2007.pdf institutional stoves mw-2007.pdf Presentation - PROBEC Institutional Stoves in Malawi]
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 “Assuring” the quality of ICS has to be understood as a process along the dissemination chain.
-<u>Depending on the production and dissemination structures following steps should be considered:</u><br/>1. The definition of technical specifications which define the technical design of a product<br/>2. The standardization of the production process to minimize deviations in the production process.<br/>3. Pre-sale selection of the stoves - only quality stoves should enter the market.<br/>5. Labels to inform customers about stove quality.<br/>6. Certification of producers
+<u>Depending on the production and dissemination structures following steps should be considered:</u><br/>1. The definition of technical specifications which define the technical design of a product<br/>2. The standardization of the production process to minimize deviations in the production process.<br/>3. Pre-sale selection of the stoves - only quality stoves should enter the market.<br/>4. Labels to inform customers about stove quality.<br/>5. Certification of producers
-Compulsory standards promote the adherence to quality standards if they can be enforced.<br/>7. After sale quality assurance<br/><br/>
+. Compulsory standards promote the adherence to quality standards if they can be enforced.<br/>7. After sale quality assurance<br/><br/>
 '''1. The definition of technical “specifications”'''
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 At the beginning of a stove intervention, it is commonly the project staff or its collaborating partners who will ensure that no stove is sold which is not respecting the specifications. However, over time this process is handed over to the individual producer or to a group of artisans (e.g. association). The peer review is also a good learning process particularly for new stove producers.
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 '''5. Voluntary quality labels'''