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    No Small Change: Making Quality Job 1, Again
    Consumer-driven Six Sigma saves Ford $300 million.
    by Scott M. Paton
     

     

    State of Registration Report
    Our 2001 ISO 9000 Registrar Customer Satisfaction Survey, Revisited
    by Dirk Dusharme
     

     

    New Dimensions In 3-D Measurement
    Noncontact 3-D measurement technology enters a new era.
    by Ron Gershon, Ph.D., and Meny Benady, Ph.D.
     

     

    Don't Wait—Automate!
    Boost process efficiency and eliminate errors with the right data collection software.
    by Thomas Lutz and Susan Rogers
     

     

    Such Stuff as Teams Are Made On...
    Tame team tempests to create a stunning synergism.
    by Vanessa R. Franco
     

     

    Baldrige Award Winner Profile
    An interview with Jill Cook, Los Alamos National Bank's senior vice president of loans and a leader of LANB's quality council.
    by Robert A. Green

     

    2001 Consulting Guide
    Need some advice? Find a consultant by using our handy guide.
    by Robert A. Green, Hallie Gorman and Laurel Thoennes

       

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    ISO Survey Shows Strong Growth in Registrations
     According to ISO, the worldwide total of ISO 9000 certificates on Dec. 31, 2000, was 408,631, an increase of nearly 65,000 over the previous calendar year. Indeed, the 64,988 increase betters all others in the survey's history except for that of 1999, when the number of registrations jumped 71,796.

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