What Is Measurement Risk?
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Understanding measurement risk can mean the difference between a successful mission or a failed one
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Save Costs When Implementing Enterprise Quality Systems
What is enterprise quality? Simply put, it is a system where there is one quality manual, and a core of common processes, work instructions, and forms and checklists for a multisite environment. Why is this a good idea? Because it saves money.
How to Break Out of the QMS Investment Cycle
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A disconnected QMS is complicated by manual steps and workarounds.
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Particles of metal in children’s medicine. Adulterated baby formula. Spontaneously combusting smartphones. When scandal is only a tweet away, companies can’t hide from quality failures.
In Defense of Multitasking
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New studies suggest that the brain’s capacity may be greater than previously believed.
How to Build Business Acumen on a Budget
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There are many ways to acquire knowledge critical for success in business.
The complexity, connectivity, and pace of business today demand that employees and leaders understand their work like never before.
What, Who, and Why of IATF 16949:2016
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What is IATF 16949 and who will be impacted by its arrival?
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Ford Suppliers Showcase Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing
(Ford Motor Co.: Dearborn, MI) -- As manufacturing continues to become greener, Ford Motor Co. is going further to shrink its environmental footprint by sharing even more leading sustainability practices with its suppliers around the globe.
An F-Test for the 21st Century
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Sir Ronald Fisher, creator of the F-ratio, circa 1925
A recent question from a statistician in Germany led me to the realization that the F-test of analysis of variance (ANOVA) fame is in serious need of an update.