China Takes Steps to Strengthen Food Safety
An important message came through loud and clear during the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) whirlwind visit to China this month: China is determined to strengthen its food safety system.
Political Leaders: Treat Your Citizens Like Customers—or Go Broke
The four following anecdotes carry a similar message. They should seriously alarm city, state, and country leaders everywhere.
Any Chance We Share a Birthday?
I have a birthday coming up and wanted to share a wealth of statistics about birthdays that you may find entertaining. First is the “birthday problem.” Some of you probably encountered this one in a statistics class at some point.
What Is Enterprise Quality Management Software (EQMS)?
Although best practices and management systems behind quality management have remained consistent for decades, the systems and solutions used to ensure the production and delivery of high-quality products and processes have changed drastically.
Scalable Database Answers Questions in Seconds
(Instron: Norwood, MA) -- Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, has introduced TrendTracker, a software package for mana
Accreditation in Europe: Monopoly in the Making?
In July 2008, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed to provide a legal framework that creates one monopoly in each member state o
Types of Pipettes
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Accuracy is the most important thing while doing any type of clinical tests. There are a few types of Pipet which are used in the laboratories. The cover plastic is used when the quantity of the sample is low. They are very light, reasonably priced and disposable. Pasteur, made of glass, gives a clear view of liquid while transferring to another container and they can be re used. Micropipettes are used when the measurement need to be specific. Multichannel Pipettes are useful to receive samples with a few tubes in them.
Quality Management: More Than Risk and Compliance
Many companies struggle with the best way to think about and incorporate the cost of quality into operations.
Ptolemaic Quality
Despite the efforts and misfortunes of Copernicus, Galileo, and other famous astronomers to convince us that the world is not the center of the universe, the quality “solar system” remains stubbornly geocentric—that is, top-management-centric.
Six Sigma and More: Show Your Strength
Ron Behrens, an old friend and colleague, recently replied to my invitation to share examples of the intelligent use of statistics, such as that used in our Six Sigma projects. I asked for stories, some data, and some statistical analyses.
