Why Standards Matter
Throughout my career, I have been a member of several trade organizations. I believe that standards have meaning, in every field. When I become a member of an organization, I endeavor to learn as much as possible.
Throughout my career, I have been a member of several trade organizations. I believe that standards have meaning, in every field. When I become a member of an organization, I endeavor to learn as much as possible.
Most of us have heard of kaizen—continuous improvement of philosophy and methodology. In business, this involves all employees working to improve a company's processes to lean it out, to run with less waste.
(Vision Engineering: Woking, UK) -- Vision Engineering will today unveil a revolutionary, globally patented, digital 3D stereoscopic display technology at the Control trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany.
Last month we provided an operational definition of when measurement systems are equivalent in terms of bias.
We need to hold people accountable. I invite you to just look at that sentence for a minute. I hear it in every organization we work with. Every. Single. Time.
(TPAC: West Chester, OH) -- The Phased Array Company (TPAC), experts in the field of ultrasonic nondestructive testing solutions, introduces the Pioneer, its new, powerful, and compact acquisition unit providing innovative phased array and advanced FMC/TFM technologies.
Story links for May 3, 2019
This week on Quality Digest Live: Rekindle the spirit of hospitality in your company.
We talk to Larry Stuart, author of The Spirit of Hospitality. You remember the days of hospitality, right? Civility, outstanding service, servant leadership? They may be in hiding, but we can get them back.
Once students learn how to sound out words, reading is easy. They can speak the words they see. But whether they understand them is a different question entirely. Reading comprehension is complicated.
More and more, manufacturers are becoming the target of hackers, but what can they do about it, if anything? It seems every month, maybe even every week, we hear about some sort of data breach or cyberattack. Think Facebook, Google, and Marriott.
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