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INDUSTRY HEADLINE

Pat Bass to Lead Verisurf Software Sales in Americas

January 17, 2018

Bass began his 18-year aerospace manufacturing career managing and leading tool engineers, quality engineers, inspection technicians and tool building tradesmen.

INDUSTRY HEADLINE

APQC Names Lisa Higgins CEO and President; Carla O’Dell Chairman of the Board

January 16, 2018

Higgins, a 25-year APQC veteran, assumes reins.

Finding the Best Quality Approach

Particularly when many exist.

Darryl Seland

January 15, 2018

Whether in our work or personal lives, whether for an individual endeavor or to benefit an entire organization or whether collectively or subconsciously, we’ve all asked the question: What is the best approach to getting the best result?

How to Host the Great American Job Fair

Millions of jobs need to be brought back to American shores.

Luke Dodge

January 15, 2018

Everybody knows that our jobs have been going overseas. It’s been happening since the ‘80s and for decades nobody did much to stop it. In recent years people have recognized this as a problem for the structural soundness of the American economy and have begun taking action to reverse it.

Certificates v. Certifications in the Quality Industry

The confusion between certificates and certification still exists.

January 15, 2018

Back in October 2012, our column was dedicated to clearing up the difference between training certificates and certifications. At the time, ASQ had been offering certifications for the quality professional for nearly 45 years.

The Fix is In

What they think they have to fix is often a mess created by the last “fix.”

Hill Cox

January 15, 2018

As I lied once before on these pages, I tend to avoid getting political in these columns with the exception of the occasional cheap generic shot. But since this is the first column of the new year, it’s that time again when the past year is reviewed and the number crunching begins.

Dorian Shainin’s Influence on Quality Professionals, Part II

Quality professionals can learn much from the Shainin System.

Jim L. Smith

January 15, 2018

I recently attended a lecture by an industrial statistician. Part of the lecture included a summary of Dorian Shainin’s body of work. I had to smile as the lecturer spoke about Shainin’s “exaggerated claims” of the results attributed to his methods and his infamous “pre-control.”

INDUSTRY HEADLINE

Chris Jahn to Chair the NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations

January 11, 2018

The National Association of Manufacturers announced new 2018 leadership for its Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) with Chris Jahn, president of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), serving as chair.