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How Two Organizations Turned Problems into Opportunities with Lean Six Sigma

By instilling Lean Six Sigma methodologies into their workforces, Ellis Medicine and MC Assembly became continuous improvement organizations.
Leah Pickett
August 1, 2017

To be Lean, in process improvement speak, is to maximize customer value by eliminating waste. This means that an organization can create more value for customers with fewer resources if they can understand customer value and focus key processes to continually improve.


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Repetition

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Darryl Seland
July 28, 2017

We’ve all heard the term “practice makes perfect.” It’s something instilled in us from a young age, from the repetition of the alphabet to the memorization of the multiplication table.


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Creaform Now An ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Laboratory

July 18, 2017

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for technical competence of testing and calibration laboratory represents a commitment to continuous improvement in quality testing for development of metrology-grade measuring equipment


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IS9100 Aerospace Standards

AS9100D Series Transition Update

The new 9100-series standard provides an opportunity for organizations to examine their quality management system. 
L.L. "Buddy" Cressionnie
July 1, 2017

The AS9100D transition timeline is moving towards mandatory assessments to the 2016 revision. Much has occurred since fall 2016 including the AS9100-series standard release, auditor training, certification body approval, and, of course, organizational implementation.


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The New Quality Professional

July 1, 2017

You may have chosen to become a quality professional. Perhaps the profession chose you. Either way, the profession you’re in now won’t be the same profession in 2027. Same for your career goals.


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The Role of Specification Limits

They are primarily for interactions with customers and management.
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Jim L. Smith
July 1, 2017

It is still surprising how many people, from engineers to managers to quality professionals to technicians, possess limited understanding of product and process (manufacturing) limits.


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