In
economy of the Soviet Union
The economy of the Soviet Union was based on state ownership of the means of production, collective farming, and industrial manufacturing. An administrative-command system managed a distinctive form of central planning. The Soviet economy ...
and
economy of Russia
The economy of Russia has gradually transformed from a planned economy into a mixed economy, mixed Market economy, market-oriented economy.
—Rosefielde, Steven, and Natalia Vennikova. “Fiscal Federalism in Russia: A Critique of the OECD ...
, Technical Control Departments (russian: Отдел технического контроля, ОТК, OTK) were and are in charge of
quality assurance of production and services.
[''Large Encyclopedic Dictionary'', vol. 2, Moscow, 1991, article "Отдел технического контроля"]Statute of a Technical Control Department
(modern Russia), ''Spravochnik Ekonomista'' ("Economist's Reference"), no. 10, 2004
In the late Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
the OTK existed in all socialist enterprises.[
]
See also
*State Quality Mark of the USSR
The State quality mark of the USSR (russian: Государственный знак качества СССР, translit. ) was the official Soviet mark for the certification of quality established in 1967.
Symbol
The sign was a pentagonal s ...
* State Acceptance of Production
References
Economy of the Soviet Union
Economy of Russia
Quality assurance
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