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Information Access Top Priority in Decision to Join, Study Says
ASSOCIATIONSASQ, along with 17 other associations, participated in a study to determine why members and nonmembers join or consider joining their organizations. The American Society of Association Executives headed up the project, called the "decision-to-join" study.ASQ received responses from 756 of its members (25.2% response rate) and 498 nonmembers (14.9%...
Quarterly Quality Report Says Inspection Alone Won't Improve Food Safety
FOOD SAFETYEliminating outbreaks of food borne illness is possible, but it won't happen by increasing inspections alone. That's what food safety experts say in ASQ's latest Quarterly Quality Report.The report, titled "Food Safety - A Quality Management Systems Approach," comes in the wake of several wellpublicized food contamination cases. It...
The Innovation Process and Quality Tools
As quality professionals, we work to improve our organizations using specialized knowledge, tools and techniques. We call our work continuous improvement, which, historically, has primarily focused on reducing costs and waste while minimizing process variability to increase product or service quality. But are cost reductions and quality improvements the source...
More Inspections Won't Stop Food Contamination
ASQ Quarterly Quality Report Finds Prevention is Key MILWAUKEE -- Eliminating outbreaks of foodborne illness is possible but it won't happen by increasing inspections alone, say food safety experts in the latest Quarterly Quality Report from the American Society for Quality ASQ, the world's leading authority on quality improvement....
ASQ to Develop Manufacturing Skill Certifications
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MD&M Minneapolis to feature Six Sigma prep.(IN THE NEWS)
Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center on October 25 and 26, 2006. The show includes the PrecisionTec pavilion and MidPak Expo. The PrecisionTec pavilion features materials, components, equipment, and technologies used to design and build the current and next...
Vote for the 2007 Test Engineer of the Year.
Staff Our editors have selected six finalists for this annual award. Now, it's your turn to choose the winner. Testing is the cornerstone of successful development and manufacturing for any electronic component, system, or end product....
Auto manufacturing quality shows biggest jump in 10 years.
By Staff Despite rising vehicle costs and gas prices, consumers are giving the auto industry its highest perceived quality rating in a decade, according to the Quarterly Quality Report, released Wednesday by the American Society for Quality. ...
U.S. Automakers Closing Quality Gap; Dell Bounces Back After Service Slide; ASQ Quarterly Report Shows Quality Increase in Manufacturing Durables
MILWAUKEE -- Despite rising vehicle costs and gas prices, consumers are giving the auto industry its highest perceived quality rating in a decade, according to the Quarterly Quality Report, released today by the American Society for Quality ASQ. The personal computer category also experienced significant gains in perceived quality, primarily...
Detroit Chassis Selects Carolynn Mackson as Quality Group Leader
DETROIT -- Detroit Chassis LLC, an automotive manufacturing company of niche vehicles and RV chassis is proud to announce the selection of Carolynn Mackson, to the position of Quality Group Leader, effective May 09, 06. She will report to William Kirchmeier, V.P. Operations. Carolynn Mackson comes to Detroit Chassis with...
Nine Divisions Receive Management Awards
ASQNine ASQ divisions have won the J.S. McDermond Division Management Program Award. ASQ created the award to recognize divisions that define their customers and constituencies, strive for excellence in meeting needs and desires and work to achieve the Society's strategic initiatives.The three levels of awards are performing, level one; master,...
All About Lean
Lately, lean has been receiving a lot of attention from quality professionals, management and the media. After getting its start in manufacturing, it has now migrated to nonshop floor activities in sales, customer service, accounting, HR, engineering and purchasing, and to service organizations, such as financial institutions, government and hospitals.Based...
The Cause and Effect Of My Quality Journey
My first encounter with quality occurred when I was a teenager and read in the newspaper that a human error resulted in a patient's death at a hospital. That incident created a shift in my life. It matured my natural tendency to ask why as I began to understand a...
Study makes the case for quality.(MANUFACTURING TEST)(Brief Article)
The American Society for Quality has released a case study called The Economic Case for Quality to demonstrate the impact of quality on a company's bottom line. The study came in response to requests from members who experienced difficulty in conveying the importance of quality as...
Another toolbox for quality engineers.(MANUFACTURING TEST)
Completely updating its best-selling title, the American Society for Quality has published the second edition of The Quality Toolbox. The new edition includes 34 additional tools and 18 variations, including proven methods for analyzing processes, determining root causes for failures, and handling complex data. A chapter...
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Systems Thinking Is Always Relevant"Watergate's Deep Throat-A Systems Thinker" by Clare Crawford-Mason (November 2004, p. 61) reminded me of a personal incident that took place in the mid to late '80s when my job was introducing me to management and quality theory.I stumbled across an undated copy of an article...
ASQ News
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE ADDS PRESENTERS Two additional presenters have been named for the Quality Institute in Healthcare Feb. 14-16 in New Orleans. They are Gary Yates, M.D., a recipient of the American Hospital Assn. AHA Quest for Quality Award, and Don E. Detmer, M.D., president and CEO of the American Medical...
The FACE of Quality
Name: Susan E. Jacobs.Residence: Palatine, ILFirst job related to quality: Supporting a quality initiative to revamp a document change control process, which resulted in accepting a full-time position as a manufacturing quality assurance specialist in regulatory affairs.Current job: President, QMS Consulting Inc.ASQ activities: New national director serving on ASQ's board...
Harriet Black Nembhard.(KUDOS CELEBRATING MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS)(Brief Article)
The American Society for Quality presented Harriet Black Nembhard, Ph.D., with the Armand V. Feigenbaum Medal. The recognition is for a young professional who has displayed outstanding characteristics of leadership, professionalism, and potential. Nembhard is an associate professor in the industrial and manufacturing engineering department at...
ASQ News
CLEVELAND SECTION MARKS ANNIVERSARY ASQ's Cleveland section, a founding member of ASQ, is celebrating its 60th year. An appearance by W. Edwards Deming in the city in the fall of 1944 during World War Il inspired local manufacturing workers to form the OhCLEVELAND SECTION MARKS ANNIVERSARY ASQ's Cleveland section, a...
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