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Developing Customer PersonasUnderstanding the <em>who</em>
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 13:29
Marketing is all about having a clear vision. To many, that means understanding what you want to see happen, and how you plan to accomplish it. As important as that is, however, a different and much more imperative vision must come first: the vision…
Landing Pages That Generate LeadsSales begin (and sometimes end) with your landing page
Mon, 10/21/2019 - 15:20
Let’s get this out of the way right up front: You have the best product in your sector of the industry. You know it, your people know it—heck, even your competitors know it in the bottom of their competitive hearts. But do the thousands upon…
Life Science Regulations, Compliance, and the Move Toward QMS SoftwareA timeline of FDA and Sparta System activities
Tue, 02/19/2019 - 12:02
Within the life science industry, federal and industry regulations have prompted the need for compliance, and that trend has only increased in magnitude and complexity. Along with that has come technological solutions to enable both compliance and…
Model-Based Definition: A Seven-Point SummaryInteroperability is key to avoiding the manual steps and hand-offs that Industry 4.0 hopes to eliminate
Mon, 12/17/2018 - 12:01
Annalise Suzuki, director of technology and engagement at software provider Elysium Inc., spoke to Quality Digest about the importance of model-based definitions (MBD) for data quality, validation, and engineering change management. With the…
Round Table Discussion: The State of Chinese QualityQuality Digest CEO Jeff Dewar, publisher Mike Richman, and editor in chief Dirk Dusharme discuss the historical and political underpinnings of Chinese product quality
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 12:02
There is a lot going on in trade relations between the United States and China recently. Sanctions and threats of sanctions, then sanctions withdrawn. There has also been a great deal of finger pointing and accusations from both sides, all while…
The Pros and Cons of Destructive InnovationAutomation and job loss
Thu, 12/14/2017 - 12:03
Each Friday, Mike Richman and Dirk Dusharme co-host Quality Digest Live, a 30-minute web TV show. On QDL they offer up news and commentary about the issues facing quality professionals and their organizations. Often the topics covered on the show…
Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management SystemExcerpt reviews visual management and plan-do-check-act when starting a daily management system
Mon, 07/17/2017 - 12:00
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management System by Steven Leuschel (Align Kaizen, 2015), reveals decades of organizational transformation knowledge deeply rooted in the Toyota Production System and Toyota’s…
Researcher Asks Motorola to Withdraw Six Sigma TrademarkSays capitalization gives false impression that Six Sigma is more significant than other methodologies
Mon, 05/15/2017 - 10:21
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- In January 2017 Richard Schonberger, researcher and author of Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement (Wiley, 2009) issued an open letter to Motorola published in ISE magazine asking the company to…
Six Sigma Pioneer Mikel Harry Dies at 65His influence on the methodology can’t be denied
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 09:02
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Mikel Harry, one of the early developers of Six Sigma, died yesterday, April 25, 2017, in Chandler, Arizona. He was 65. Harry, along with Bill Smith, was one of the architects of Six Sigma within Motorola. He was…
2017 Shingijutsu Super Kaizen WorkshopLearn the <em>genba</em> kaizen method by which all other kaizen is compared
Tue, 02/07/2017 - 17:20
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Here is your chance to listen to and learn from someone who helped develop, improve, and expand Toyota’s production system! This is a rare opportunity to learn genba kaizen from Chihiro Nakao at the 2017 Shingijutsu…