QMS and Standards Article

MTBF and Mean of Wearout Data

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Why would anyone would want to calculate the mean of a set of failure data in the first place?

A conversation the other day involved how or why someone would use the mean of a set of data described by a Weibull distribution.

Here’s Why Your Gut Instinct Is Wrong at Work

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Our gut reactions are rooted in the emotional and intuitive part of our brains, which ensured survival in our ancestral environment.

Inside Quality Digest Live for April 7, 2017

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U.S. gets a flunking grade for its infrastructure

In last week’s Quality Digest Live: Enterprise quality management vs. integrated quality management. Our deteriorating U.S. infrastructure. Stress testing composites. The Fowler Precision Mobile Tech Center.

Cybersecurity Management Expectations Clarified by the FDA

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The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) helps medical-device manufacturers comply with FDA directives.

Manufacturing Without Borders

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Can anti-bribery laws help global businesses?

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.