Checkup Time: How Measurement Science Keeps You Healthy
From blood tests to mammograms, doctors need reliable measurements to make informed decisions about their patients’ health and deliver safe treatments.
Why a Quality Sales Onboarding Program Isn’t Optional
What does onboarding mean? If you said “onboarding a salesperson” consists of doing the HR paperwork, giving a facility tour, a few days of shadowing existing salespeople, and then expecting the salesperson to hit the ground running, you’re not alone.
Bottlenecks That Aren’t Really Bottlenecks
A few months ago, during separate visits to an emergency department and an urgent care center, I experienced what many patients and clinicians now consider routine: long waits, crowded spaces, and visible strain on staff.
5 Ways to Free Your Manufacturing From Inefficient, Outdated Processes
Freedom is generally defined as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. The license to act as one pleases offers a host of benefits but can also produce consequences that limit your freedom.
How Aerospace, Federal Contractors Can See Real CMMI Readiness
Capability maturity model integration (CMMI) is a process improvement framework required by many U.S. government contracts. If you’ve been through a CMMI appraisal in aerospace or federal contracting, you know there’s a typical pattern. Things look great on paper.
When the Map Becomes More Coherent Than the Territory
This article is inspired by the ideas of cybernetics, Martin Heidegger, and Nassim Taleb. I’m looking at what I think is the largest danger of large language models (LLMs).
Don’t Let Innovation Overtake You
ISO 9001:2015 Clause 6.1 requires attention to actions to address risks and opportunities. There really is little practical difference between the two, as failure to exploit an opportunity constitutes a risk.
Conformity Assessment Is Not Enough
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Auditing is more than checking boxes.
Let’s be honest. Conformity assessment has become dangerously comfortable. It’s familiar, structured, and predictable.
The Importance of Integrating EHS and Quality Management Systems
Integrating environmental, health, and safety (EHS) with quality management is no longer optional for manufacturers; it’s essential for achieving operational excellence, ensuring ISO compliance, and driving sustainable growth.
When Infrastructure Problems Become Energy Assets
In the world of quality and lean, waste is the enemy. We hunt for it in cycle times, inventory buffers, and defects. But occasionally we encounter a form of waste so massive and literal that we fail to see it as a resource.