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For 40 years Quality Digest has been the go-to source for all things quality. Our newsletter, Quality Digest, shares expert commentary and relevant industry resources to assist our readers in their quest for continuous improvement. Our website includes every column and article from the newsletter since May 2009 as well as back issues of Quality Digest magazine to August 1995. We are committed to promoting a view wherein quality is not a niche, but an integral part of every phase of manufacturing and services.

Mon, 10/25/2021 - 10:22
Life Science Regulations, Compliance, and the Move Toward QMS SoftwareA timeline of FDA and Sparta System activities
Tue, 02/19/2019 - 12:02
Within the life science industry, federal and industry regulations have prompted the need for compliance, and that trend has only increased in magnitude and complexity. Along with that has come technological solutions to enable both compliance and…
Model-Based Definition: A Seven-Point SummaryInteroperability is key to avoiding the manual steps and hand-offs that Industry 4.0 hopes to eliminate
Mon, 12/17/2018 - 12:01
Annalise Suzuki, director of technology and engagement at software provider Elysium Inc., spoke to Quality Digest about the importance of model-based definitions (MBD) for data quality, validation, and engineering change management. With the…
Round Table Discussion: The State of Chinese QualityQuality Digest CEO Jeff Dewar, publisher Mike Richman, and editor in chief Dirk Dusharme discuss the historical and political underpinnings of Chinese product quality
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 12:02
There is a lot going on in trade relations between the United States and China recently. Sanctions and threats of sanctions, then sanctions withdrawn. There has also been a great deal of finger pointing and accusations from both sides, all while…
The Pros and Cons of Destructive InnovationAutomation and job loss
Thu, 12/14/2017 - 12:03
Each Friday, Mike Richman and Dirk Dusharme co-host Quality Digest Live, a 30-minute web TV show. On QDL they offer up news and commentary about the issues facing quality professionals and their organizations. Often the topics covered on the show…
Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management SystemExcerpt reviews visual management and plan-do-check-act when starting a daily management system
Mon, 07/17/2017 - 12:00
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management System by Steven Leuschel (Align Kaizen, 2015), reveals decades of organizational transformation knowledge deeply rooted in the Toyota Production System and Toyota’s…
Researcher Asks Motorola to Withdraw Six Sigma TrademarkSays capitalization gives false impression that Six Sigma is more significant than other methodologies
Mon, 05/15/2017 - 10:21

(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- In January 2017 Richard Schonberger, researcher and author of Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement (Wiley, 2009) issued an open letter to Motorola published in ISE magazine asking the company to…
Six Sigma Pioneer Mikel Harry Dies at 65His influence on the methodology can’t be denied
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 09:02
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Mikel Harry, one of the early developers of Six Sigma, died yesterday, April 25, 2017, in Chandler, Arizona. He was 65. Harry, along with Bill Smith, was one of the architects of Six Sigma within Motorola. He was…
2017 Shingijutsu Super Kaizen WorkshopLearn the <em>genba</em> kaizen method by which all other kaizen is compared
Tue, 02/07/2017 - 17:20
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Here is your chance to listen to and learn from someone who helped develop, improve, and expand Toyota’s production system! This is a rare opportunity to learn genba kaizen from Chihiro Nakao at the 2017 Shingijutsu…
Ford Announces U.S. Plant Expansion to Make EVs and Autonomous CarsAutomaker’s decision marks reversal on plans to build new plant in Mexico
Wed, 01/04/2017 - 13:46
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) – On Jan. 3, 2017, Ford Motor Co. announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles. The expansion will…
Ola Rollén Resumes Role as Hexagon CEONorwegian authorities release Rollén during investigation for insider trading
Tue, 11/08/2016 - 11:13
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Upon release from detainment following allegations involving personal investments in a Norwegian company, Ola Rollén has resumed his duties as Hexagon president and CEO as of Nov. 7, 2016. The Norwegian Economic Crime…