Recently added articles from Quality Progress:
Labor Pains
Dec 01, 2008; ... Market poised to get worse, report says IT'S NOT EXACTLY shocking, the recent news from the Conference Board predicting that we'll see "greater deterioration in the labor market in the months ahead, and that the unemployment rate will continue to rise sharply well into 2009." (See www ....
INBOX
Dec 01, 2008; ... Rooting for clarity Thank you for the excellent article "Flip the Switch" (October 2008, p. 50). It clearly articulates the problem that many participants in my problemsolving workshops have in understanding root cause, white also providing a way to think about root cause that problem ...
EXPERT ANSWERS
Dec 01, 2008; ... Get on the train Q: Quality training can be expensive. How do I get my employer to pay for it? A: A common complaint heard from quality professionals and managers revolves around technical training, or the lack thereof. Training has obvious benefits for any organization ....
Eyes Wide Open
Dec 01, 2008; ... FOOD SAFETY Melamine food scare should remind consumers to stay alert, ask questions about products The widening melamine food scare has prompted some concerns over food safety on the U.S. front. Melamine, the same industrial contaminant that was found in tainted pet food ...
REAL CHANGE: FEW VOTING PROBLEMS IN '08 ELECTION
Dec 01, 2008; ... ELECTIONS Based on previous election snafus, nobody would have blamed voters for fearing the worst before heading to the polls Nov. 4: Would they encounter optical scanners that were anything but optimal, touchy touchscreen machines that would freeze at the first sign of human contact, ...
Who's Who in Q
Dec 01, 2008; ... NAME: Laura Cottingham. RESIDENCE: Brandywine, MD. EDUCATION: Master's degree in quality systems management, National Graduate School of Quality Management. PREVIOUS JOBS: Associate dean of student academic affairs at the National Graduate School of Quality Management; a ...
ASQ NEWS
Dec 01, 2008; ... ASQ IN THAILAND Gary Bargenquast, ASQ's country councilor for Thailand, gave a presentation on innovation and the future of quality at the international Quality Convention in Bangkok last month. The event was organized by Thailand's Department of Industry Promotion, Ministry of ...
ASQ NAMES NEW FELLOWS
Dec 01, 2008; ... ASQ Twenty-one ASQ members were awarded fellow status by ASQ's board of directors in late October. The 2008 fellows are: Jonathon L. Andell; S. AnilKumar; Bruce D. DeRuntz; Necip Doganaksoy; B. Reddy Gotti-polu; Brian J. Horstman; David B. Levy, Joanne D. Mayo; Andrija ...
2008 BALDRIGE RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED IN NOVEMBER
Dec 01, 2008; ... AWARD The recipients of the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award were expected to be named in late November. Recipients' names had not been released at press time, but they are posted at www.qualityprogress.com. This year, Baldrige examiners sorted through the ...
SHORT RUNS
Dec 01, 2008; ... ISO 9001:21 the new edition of the most widely used standard for quality management systems, is now available for purchase from ASQ. The new edition replaces the year 2000 version currently used in 170 countries. The standard costs $76 for ASQ members and $95 for nonmembers. Visit www ....
ONLINE ONPAPER
Dec 01, 2008; ... QUICK POLL RESULTS Each month at www.qualityprogress.com, visitors can take a short, informal survey, and we post the results. Here are the numbers from a recent Quick Poll: Because of the state of the global economy, are you worried that your quality department, positions and ...
DATE IN QUALITY HISTORY
Dec 01, 2008; ... QP looks back on an event or person that made a difference in the history of quality. Dec. 10, 1976 Harold F. Dodge, one of the principal architects of the science of statistical quality control, died on this date. Dodge was born in Lowell, MA, in 1893. He earned a degree ...
WEB WATCH
Dec 01, 2008; ... This month's web watch focuses on measurement and metrology. For more qualityrelated websites, visit www.asq.org. www.cmmtalk.com CMMTalk.com provides an online community for computer measuring machine programmers and professionals. In the lefthand menu, the site includes a list ...
QP TOOLBOX
Dec 01, 2008; ... Stainless steel gears A series of modules and spur gears from Quality Transmission Components feature the Fairloc integral hub fastening system. This system Is ideal where phase adjustment, timing, position adjustment and frequent removal of the component are factors in the specific ...
A Practical Application of Supply Chain Management Principles
Dec 01, 2008; ... A Practical Application of Supply Chain Management Principles Thomas L Schoenfeldt, ASQ Quality Press, 2007, 224 pp., $50 list, $30 member (book). Books intended to be used as textbooks are often long on theory and short on application. This book avoids that trap by being direct while ...
JMP Start Statistics
Dec 01, 2008; ... JMP Start Statistics John sail, Lee Creighton, Ann Lehman, SAS Press Series, 2007, 607 pp., $59.95 (book). JMP is a wonderfully intuitive statistical software product that allows users to jump right in without experience and begin to analyze data. This guide provides many tutorials and ...
Strategy Activation
Dec 01, 2008; ... Strategy Activation Scoff Glatstein, Business Leaders Press, 2008, 214 pp., $24.95 (book). It's been said that only 10% of business strategies are effectively implemented, leaving 90% to failure. This book provides a roadmap to help the reader ensure the business strategy he or she is ...
Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking
Dec 01, 2008; ... Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking Shigeo Shingo, PCS Press, 2007, 281 pp., $59.40 (book). The author of this book is one of the innovators behind the Toyota Production System (TPS) and concepts such as pokayoke and single minute exchange of die. Those familiar with TPS know that ...
Reap What You Sow
Nov 01, 2008; ... To flourish, quality requires careful attention MOST WOULD AGREE that common sense, as the saying goes, isn't all that common. But what about quality? Is quality a given? Jack and Suzy Welch said it was in a recent BusinessWeek magazine column ("The Importance of Being Sticky," ...
INBOX
Nov 01, 2008; ... A clear goal In reading the One Good idea column, "Find the Answers You Seek," (August 2008, p. 80) I agree with Ray Harkins in one area: Product engineers often prefer to minimize the tolerance guidelines they provide for manufacturing. This can happen for a couple of ...