You see it a lot with e-commerce. Online shopping is said to offer an advantage. An array of “reviews” posted by other shoppers of the product you are considering. Amazon and others have converted these comments on the worthiness of a product into tools that help browsers decide if they want to become purchasers.
Keri Ginn is an NDT ASNT Level Three as well as a senior quality manager at AAR Government Services. She's an expert in NDT quality management, supplier audits, and business analytics and she's recently written an article for Quality about recruiting the next generation of NDT professionals.
We all have likes and dislikes. When I was young, I liked to wear sneakers and play; what kid didn’t? Sunday mornings were the worst; not only did attending church cut into playtime, but I had to dress up and wear shoes.
Bennie Caldwell is the director of quality at Bullen Ultrasonics. He oversees the full spectrum of quality operations, including quality engineering, CMM programing, calibration, and final inspection. He also recently wrote an article for Quality.
How do we know when the differences between populations are evidence of real differences, or merely differences to be expected by the nature of random samples?
A process was, on an irregular basis, failing to meet the mark, perhaps 5% of the time. The process engineer observed the process in action and took a sample of thirty parts for analysis.
Consistent product quality requires a proactive and structured approach that extends beyond final inspection. Inconsistencies often arise early in the production process, well before the last quality control check.