Articles Tagged with ''American Society for Quality (ASQ)''

While there is no possible way to fit the entire history of quality in one column (or 20), the following is an attempt to bring some of the ideas and people of yesteryear to our minds today.

Since 1996, ASQ has published seven Future of Quality reports. The purpose of the report has always been to challenge the reader’s current ideas and expectations, open him or her to new opportunities, and spark action.

Inspectors have a significant impact on the success or failure of an organization. These individuals are highly skilled, dedicated and motivated employees.

Paul Borawski Scholarship supports ASQ Emerging Leaders Program.

Two recent news stories in Asia and Europe have brought complex issues of standards, audits, and supplier relations to the forefront around the world.

Recipients to be honored at May event preceding World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Nashville, Tenn.

The Grant Medal is presented by ASQ to the individual who has been deemed by the award committee to have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the development and presentation of a meritorious educational program in quality control.

The quality profession has existed for nearly three-quarters of a century. In 1946, quality professionals rallied together to create the American Society for Quality Control.

We’re already more than a decade into this new century, and companies are still waiting for the “next big thing” to surface.

As the 20th century came to a close, U.S. manufacturers realized the need to transform thinking from the product to the system.