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Cheryl and her husband Hubert started Mennie Machine Company in their home and garage in 1969.

When Frost & Sullivan previously analyzed this market for Quality’s 2012 issue on hardness testing, the market was undergoing a period of transition.

Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. It’s a great way to describe empathy, a subject I have talked about in other columns. But the phrase is also a great way to describe one important aspect of what designers and engineers do with every project, especially quality engineers—environment stress testing and screening.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

The Harrington Institute Fellows are hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, May 1.

ISO 9001, the international standard for quality management systems, has been growing in popularity since 2010.