Top 10 SPC Mistakes, Part 1
As you think about your organization’s manufacturing quality efforts—what you’ve overcome and what you hope to accomplish in the future—there is something you need to know.
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Five Reasons Why Corrective Actions Can Miss the Mark
The cost of ineffective corrective action can be astronomical when you consider the monetary and reputational impact of delayed problem-solving.
Can Retail Pharmacies Come to the Aid of U.S. Healthcare?
America’s healthcare system has been on the examining table lately: from the tortuous battle over the Affordable Care Act, to Senator Bernie Sanders’ bill to allow low-cost prescription drugs in from Canada, to the intriguing
We Don’t Care About Data Privacy
On April 10, 2018, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress regarding the unauthorized sharing of 87 million Facebook users’ personal data, vacuumed up by data research company Cambridge Analytica.
Stop Being a Team Leader and Start Being a Team Member
A few years ago, I was very lucky to be reminded of what it’s like to be a team member instead of being a team leader. It was fun, refreshing, and insightful. Too many times as leaders, we forget what it’s like to be led instead of doing the leading.
How Do Forensic Engineers Investigate Bridge Collapses Like the One in Miami?
On March 15, 2018, a 950-ton partially assembled pedestrian bridge at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami suddenly collapsed ont
Quickest Way to Effective AIAG-VDA-Harmonized FMEAs
The AIAG-VDA FMEA Handbook committee and everyone who responded to the request for comment on the proposed AIAG-VDA failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) manual must be applauded for their efforts. Harmonizing the VDA and AIAG FMEA methods is not an easy task.
Taking Advantage of the Tattletale Effect
If you want to make sure your new Whirlpool refrigerator really is meeting the efficiency standards of Energy Star compliance, as the manufacturer claims, is it better to test that claim by relying on regulators at the U.S.
Three Reasons Quality Professionals Must Be Part of Manufacturing’s Digital Transformation
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Your company leadership team just issued a corporate goal (aka mandate) of reducing defects to fewer than five per million units made.
Inside Quality Digest Live for April 6, 2018
During this past Friday’s episode of QDL, we presented two great interviews, both revolving around standards and certification, plus a piece about analytics, and a lively off-script about the responsibilities of media companies like Facebook when it comes to protecti