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Global supply chains are under sustained strain, characterized by extended lead times, rising costs, and limited flexibility in the event of disruptions. 

As metal additive manufacturing (AM) matures from prototyping tool to bona fide production technology, the conversation around “quality” has to grow up with it.

You’re already a superstar in quality control, but are you also a bit of a wordsmith? Can you unleash a wicked pun, or do you just like a good laugh? Join our caption contest and show your wit and creativity (try your best not to be vulgar, though)

I felt it might be of interest to continue the discussion from my previous column on organizational culture. It is not easy for some organizations to convert to a culture that is truly focused on establishing a robust culture of quality.

We treat mistakes like something to be engineered out of existence. Every roadmap promises fewer defects. Every system promises more precision. 

My career started with the early days of the semiconductor industry, and a few years later techies started dreaming of large-scale semiconductor memory. 

In laboratories, manufacturing plants, hospitals, testing facilities, and certification bodies around the world, quality systems are quietly losing their soul. 

David Ryeson, Kaushik Shubhank, and Dr. Jan Nöcker of the Boston Consulting Group have written for Quality about AI and Quality 4.0.

The ASQ Fellows community has long served as a source of insight, stewardship, and forward-looking leadership for the Society. 

I have over the past couple of years presented the journey that ISO 10012 has followed to reach the time for release as the latest revision.