Ideas for quality and continuous improvement can come from the most unconventional sources. As an automotive supplier, improving competitiveness, quality, and productivity are always top of mind.

As the universe of quality management systems expands, it’s interesting to observe the increasing variables that constitute the concept of applicability. Let’s take maintenance of records as an example.

When we say that a task is Herculean, it means it is extremely difficult.

You’ve just been to a big conference (or small one, more likely these days) and you’re psyched. You’ve heard a couple of great keynotes, sat in on some terrific sessions, and maybe spent a day in a workshop that really got your juices flowing.

(Leica Geosystems, Norcross, GA) -- Geo-Instruments has implemented one of the industry’s first automated laser scanning systems using Leica Geosystems technology for near-real-time g

(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has introduced the In-Sight 5605, a high-resolution, self-contained vision system offering unprecedented power and flexibility for applications that require visualization of very small defects, even in a large field of view.

(APQO: Chicago) -- Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) recently announced the World Class Award winners of the International Asia Pacific Quality Awards.

The awards will be presented at the 16th APQO/International Conference on Quality in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 18–20.

(AHRQ: Rockville, Maryland) -- The Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently unveiled MONAHRQ—My Own Network Powered by AHRQ—a free, Microsoft Windows-based software application that significantly reduces the cost and time a state