Quality Magazine

2013 May

Check out the May 2013 edition of Quality Magazine for features about Measurement, Software and Test & Inspection.

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Management

Take the Fear Out of Audits

Audits don’t have to be big, scary events. Done right, they can help a company improve.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
May 1, 2013

Charlie Clark was once auditing a company when a box of out-of-calibration gages fell from the ceiling.


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Features

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Laser Trackers

Quasi-Monopoly Market Structure

The driver of the global laser tracker market.
Aravind Govindan
May 6, 2013

Laser tracker equipment has been in existence for three decades, used widely in the automotive, aerospace and machine shops sectors for larger volume and high accuracy measurements.


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Test & Inspection

Time for Environmental Testing

Materials testing, including environmental testing, plays an increasingly significant role in the entire manufacturing process.
Jennifer Tret
May 10, 2013

Materials are designed to withstand the environment and stress to which they will be subjected. The properties of a material or component involve not only the elemental composition but manufacturing processes such as heat treatment and machining processes.


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Columns

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Face of Quality

Organizational Culture and Work

Understand the variables that affect employee self-determination.
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Jim L. Smith
May 2, 2013

Recently a discussion centered on organizational empowerment, its relationship to employee self-determination, and the impact on opportunity. The following is a summary of a recent conversation with one of our readers.


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Speaking of Quality

The Quality Toolbox for Supply Chain Management

Helping improve the emotional fabric of customer-supplier relations.
May 8, 2013

In March 2013, Lululemon, a billion-dollar Canadian athletic apparel company, made headlines after the media got wind of an unusual story. The Vancouver-based company recalled its popular black yoga pants after customers complained that the active wear was too sheer.


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From the Editor

Control

The key to improving processes and getting certified.
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Darryl Seland
May 10, 2013

The official definition of the word “control” is: to exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; or to adjust to a requirement.


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Other Dimensions

The ‘PC’ Disease

It’s time to understand the symptoms and the cure.
Hill Cox
May 7, 2013

Just so there’s no misunderstanding, the ‘PC’ referred to in the title is not about political correctness, a very bad disease in its own right. In this case it’s about panic calibration.


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Legal Insight

Corporate Governance

Understand the basic legal framework.
Bryan Berson
May 9, 2013

Corporations are legal entities and one of several ways to structure a business. All corporate stakeholders should have a solid grasp of basic corporate governance. Owners, managers and shareholders should understand their rights and responsibilities.


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