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- In Search Of Supplier Excellence
- U.S. automakers are not happy with supplier performance under the QS-9000 requirement and consider ISO/TS 16949:2002 as a last chance for the international community to prove its ability to ensure "perfect parts." Automakers are working with suppliers to ensure that parts delivered to automakers' assembly plants are the best they...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- ISO 14001 Case Studies
- A company's environmental performance can have a significant impact on its success. ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems. This article presents a case study, which discusses how five companies reduced environmental risks and saved money. These companies are Electrolux, Sony, Ericsson, Delphi, and General Motors,...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Closed-Loop Control In Hardness Testing
- When it comes to hardness testing, instruments that use the newer closed-loop systems are proving most effective for performing a wide range of tests. Their inherent design features offer benefits that can significantly improve performance compared to the dead-weight testers widely used in industry today. These older testers cannot match...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Aerospace's AS9100 QMS Standard
- This case is about AS9100 who represented the first international effort to formulate a Quality Management System standard for the aerospace industry. The two-year-old AS9100 is beginning to show its long-term value. The standard supplements ISO 9001 by addressing the additional expectations of the aerospace industry. AS9100 defines additional areas...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Is The Baldrige Award Still About Quality?
- When total quality management reached its zenith, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was launched. At the time, big industry was sold on the idea that quality can make a substantial difference, and the academic community was warming to it too. The American Society for Quality Control helped to administer...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Measuring With Sound
- This article suggests that non-destructive testing has found good use for ultrasonic testing. The term "ultrasound" refers to sound energy with a frequency, or pitch, too high to be heard by the human ear. Ultrasonic sound waves can help measure material thickness, integrity, and other physical properties in manufacturing or...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- State Of Registration Report
- Since ISO 9000's inception in 1984, there has been plenty of speculation, argument and anecdotal evidence regarding the usefulness or wastefulness of the standard and its myriad spin-offs: ISO 14000 environmental, QS-9000 automotive, TL 9000 telecommunications, AS9100 aerospace and, most recently, ISO/TS 16949. However, evidence supporting either argument has been...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Do You Know Your SPC?
- Article mentions that ISO's SPC guidance will help one in implementation. For a number of industries, statistical process control SPC is an activity critical to effectively operating a quality management system and to satisfying customer requirements for product quantity as well as quality. SPC is a well-established quality management tool,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Sixteen Steps To Improvement
- Improvement can be achieved in one or more of the many characteristics of any given product or process. In most situations, however, improvement primarily implies that performance is enhanced. Experimental design is one technique that can be learned and applied to determine product or process design for improved performance. This...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Some Like It Hot
- This article is a case of Jerry Blawat who thought that firing fires was hard work, until he took over the quality department. During his first 10 years in this capacity, Blawat served as a pilot for the Air Operations Division of Aero Union Corp., a leading company in the...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Pinch Hitting For ISO 14001
- If one understands the theories and knows how to effectively use the tools for implementing a strong quality management system, and likely dealt with the challenges of ISO 9001 registration, the question, which arises, is why should one care about ISO 14001? Any good quality professional, especially a quality manager,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Improving Measurement System Compatibility
- The incompatibility between metrology systems of different manufacturers is a serious challenge for the science of metrology as it enters a new millennium. For decades, metrology equipment manufacturers sold turnkey packages, including hardware, software, controllers, sensors, parts, and service. It is in these situations that multiple systems from different equipment...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Real-Time Manufacturing Intelligence
- The picture of the perfect factory is one that utilizes real-time manufacturing intelligence to achieve optimized performance and minimal unscheduled downtime. As market leaders, these model plants are highly efficient, productive, and profitable. By implementing new technology, strategies that yield real-time manufacturing intelligence, manufacturers can achieve high levels of optimization...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- First, Do No Harm
- There are several nondestructive testing applications used in a variety of industries today. This article overviews several methods, information on some new technologies, and the basics of NDT Nondestructive testing certification, all provided to help determining whether NDT is something a company might want to consider. Article begins with explaining...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- ISO/TS 16949: Here At Last
- This case study illustrates about DaimlerChrysler, Ford and GM, which released a joint letter announcing that the third edition of QS-9000 will expire on Dec. 14, 2006, after which ISO/TS 16949:2002 will replace QS-9000. These three automakers stood before their leading suppliers and stated the direction that their joint quality...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Searching For The Right Calibration Service Provider
- In order to stay in business while delivering both quality and value, companies often find themselves looking for ways to reduce costs and free up valuable resources. One way to do so is outsourcing difficult-to-manage functions that lie outside core processes; calibration services frequently fall under this category. Usually it...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Overlooked And Underutilized
- The ISO 9004 guideline is a compendium of suggested actions for improving the potential value of a quality management system. ISO 9004 answers many of the questions that arise when an organization implements an initial transition QMS, and it offers the potential for subsequent improvements. The ISO 9000 series focus...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Quality Assurance, Safety And 21 CFR Part 11
- The focus of this article is on discussing Food and Drug Administration's draft 21 CFR Part 11 guidance covering electronic record integrity. Although numerous companies have invested a considerable amount of effort, time, and money towards compliance with Part 11, their efforts are not wasted. There is a chance that...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Across The Wire
- Industry has the tools to set up e-based quality management systems, and it is up to the assessor to support those systems. Organizations are audited at one point in time, whereas assessment via the organization's e-based system could offer continuous monitoring of certain pre-selected performance indicators. This is advantageous to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- One Approval Accepted Everywhere
- The news that business conditions in aerospace are difficult will come as no surprise to anyone paying attention to the U.S. economy. This is happening because present methods will not serve the industry well into the cost- and schedule-dependent future, and that the strategy includes recommendations for creating new quality...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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