Though creating a quality management system is a huge challenge for most organizations, on-going commitment by management is one of the keys to success.

Pygmalion Effect Transforms Leaders

January 1, 2010

By Jim L. Smith

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Some leaders treat their people in a way that inspires them to superior performance, while others, unintentionally treat their people in a way that is demotivating and results in a lower performance than they are capable of achieving.

Who Guards the Gatekeeper?

January 1, 2010

By Arshad Hafeez

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How does a registrar responsible for evaluating the quality status of thousands of manufacturers critical to the success and safety of the aerospace industry assess its own quality?

Off-Topic Case Study: Authenticating Art

January 1, 2010

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With a fiberscope borescope system, conservators from the Philadelphia Museum of Art were able to determine the authenticity of a terra cotta bust on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

Off-Topic: Modeling a Prison Riot

December 1, 2009

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Each year in May, the Mock Prison Riot Training Event is held at the West Virginia Penitentiary, a decommissioned prison built in 1876, in Moundsville, WV. The rest of the year the prison serves as a museum with a small custodial staff.

Preparing for ISO Registration: Six Tips for Success

December 1, 2009

By Mike Ryer

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Before undertaking an ISO certification initiative, be sure that the basics are covered.

Case Studies: Large Volume is Not a Problem

December 1, 2009

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A fast way to verify large production fixtures and parts of construction and agricultural equipment has been discovered by engineers at the South Dakota location of Gehl (West Bend, WI).

Case Studies: The Printed Part Advantage

December 1, 2009

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Throughout its history, efficiency and innovation have driven Ioxus Inc. (Oneonta, NY). Ioxus develops, manufactures and distributes ultracapacitor technologies for a wide range of energy storage markets.

Vision Measurement's New Look

October 29, 2009

By Marc Stalker

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Within the past five years, vision measurement has become a radically different animal in terms of capabilities and ease of use. The transformation began with the advent of computer-aided design (CAD)-based programming, which made the application of vision measurement analogous to other types of measuring technologies.

Case Studies: Getting Green Belts Up to Speed

October 29, 2009

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ADAT is currently using statistical software from Minitab to analyze its statistical process data. But during a major Six Sigma deployment in 2009, with more than 200 newly trained Green Belts poised to begin work on quality improvement, ADAT began looking for tools that would make the company’s projects easier.

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A Practical Field Guide for ISO 9001:2008

The purpose of this field guide is to assist organizations, step by step, in implementing a quality management system (QMS) in conformance with ISO 9001:2008, whether from scratch or by transitioning from ISO 9001:2000. It examines each sub-clause of Sections 4–8 of ISO 9001:2008, which contain the requirements, and gives a list of the documentation/documents required, internal audit questions, a summary of management’s responsibilities, and a flowchart of the steps that need to be undertaken to satisfy the requirements.

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