|  | H. James Harrington is CEO of Systemcorp, an Internet-software development company. He was formerly a principal at Ernst & Young, 
                            where he served as an international quality adviser.
 |  | Stanley A. Marash, Ph.D.is chairman and CEO of STAT-A-MATRIX/The SAM Group. He can be reached at telephone (732) 548-0600.
 Visit STAT-A-MATRIX at www.thesamgroup.com | 
                    
                        |  |  | Pat Townsend Joan Gebhardt
 have written more than 200 articles and four books: Commit to Quality (John Wiley & Sons, 1986); Quality in Action: 93 Lessons in Leadership, Participation, and 
                            Measurement (John Wiley & Sons, 1992); Five-Star Leadership: The Art and Strategy of Creating Leaders at Every Level (John Wiley & Sons, 1997); and Recognition, Gratitude & Celebration
                             (Crisp Publications, 1997).
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                        |  | Thomas Pyzdekis the author of "The End of Management"
                             and more than a dozen other popular books on ASQ certification and other quality-related subjects. He provides consulting services to senior management in industries ranging from manufacturing to health care.
 |  | A. Blanton Godfrey is chairman and CEO of Juran Institute Inc. at 11 River Road, Wilton, CT 06897.
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                        |  | Michael J. Cleary, Ph.D.is founder and president of PQ Systems Inc. He is a noted authority in the field of quality management 
                            and a professor emeritus of management science at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
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