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    Sixteen Steps to Improvement
    A well-run DOE method leads the way to better products and processes.
    by Ranjit K. Roy, Ph.D.
     

     

    Adopting Six Sigma
    A quality manager's guide to the statistically based strategy.
    by Vanessa Franco
     

     

    Digging into DOE
    Selecting the right central composite design for response surface methodology applications.
    by Richard Verseput
     

     

    To Each His Own Parameter
    Custom surface finish parameters can create more problems than they solve--unless you know what to watch out for.
    by Alex Tabenkin
     

     

    2001 Optical/Video Dimensional Measurement Systems Guide
    If you can see a new visual measurement system in your future, Quality Digest's guide can show you some options.
    by Jesse Jones and Laurel Thoennes

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    New Baldrige Foundation President Named
    At a meeting held near Washington, D.C., the weekend of the recent Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ceremony, Richard A. Norling, chairman and CEO of the national health alliance Premier Inc., was named president of the award's foundation.

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