Has Your Boss Set You Up to Succeed or Fail?
The term “set up to succeed” means people have been given most of what they need to do their job well.
Work Quality and Life Quality, Digitalization Lifts Them Both
New software solutions, designed to help companies digitalize their supply chains, are improving methods of carrying out field work. Transparency of productivity is becoming the driving force of quality optimization.
Working and Growing With Collaborative Robots
Robots have been a part of industry longer than you might think. The patent for the first industrial robot, Unimate, was granted in 1961.
The Power of Thought: How Critical Thinking Can Help Your Business
Many people work on their goals by engaging in positive actions—hitting the gym, planning a trip, or taking guitar lessons. But they may be overlooking one of the most important tools for effecting change: the power of thought.
ANSI’s Role in the Wide World of Standards

I love standards, and whether you know it, you love standards, too. For example, let’s say a bulb in your lamp goes bad. You drive down to the local hardware store, buy a bulb, come back home, change out the bulb, plug the lamp back in, and... it lights up.
Sorta Systems
Last year I had a short stay at one of Boston’s best hospitals. Although I will be forever grateful for the excellent treatment I received while in their care, I wondered about a few systems that sat directly in front of my bed. So, I took a picture to share later.
Quality Digest Live -- March 8, 2019
Story links for March 8, 2019
Ensuring Food Safety With Quality Management Software
In 2013, thousands of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland bought, prepared—and ate—beef lasagna, hamburgers, and frozen dinners. What they didn’t know is what they were actually putting in their mouths.
Improve Risk Management and Quality Across the Value Chain by Increasing Visibility
Imagine building a brand over decades. Hundreds of millions of dollars invested in design and development. Sponsorships with celebrity athletes and professional and college teams. Leading-edge marketing making your company one of the top 20 brands in the world.