Praveen Gupta is the director of quality at Stephen Gould and author of “Business Innovation in the 21st Century.” He pioneered implementation of Six Sigma at Motorola, and consulted with dozens of companies for process, product or profit improvement. He has taught business innovation, operations management, and process improvement at IIT, UIC and DePaul. He is the Quality Professional of the Year 2016, ASQ Fellow, and an advisor to BrainPan, a firm founded by his students.

Reaping Benefits of Evolving ISO 9001 Standards

The ISO 9001 standards were initially developed to benefit from industry best practices.

Praveen Gupta

May 1, 2020

No Comments

Looking back at my quality career since 1984, I remember contributing to a quality manual of a Motorola Division in 1987-88 for ISO 9001 certification.

Precision 3D Manufacturing by Stratasys Direct Manufacturing.

Leadership for Manufacturing in the 21st Century

Major changes have taken place, thus requiring dynamic quality leadership.

Praveen Gupta

September 1, 2017

One Comment

In 1984, I joined the wafer quality group at Motorola Semiconductors Sector in Austin, TX. My first quality act was to join the American Society for Quality.

Trends in Management

Due to today’s shrinking product life cycles, quality management must focus on quality in research, product development and innovation

Praveen Gupta

August 5, 2015

No Comments

In early stages of industrialization, products were simpler, factories were smaller, most processes were manual, and process flows were shorter. Contact with customers was direct between production and customer.

Manufacturing Excellence: Old Dog, Same Tricks

Praveen Gupta

June 30, 2010

No Comments

Everyone believes that process is a simple thing to manage and there is nothing more to learn about it. Our work environment inspires us to do what is needed.

Manufacturing Excellence: A Foundation for Improvement and Excellence

Praveen Gupta

June 2, 2010

2 Comments

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the ASQ Automotive Division’s annual conference. There were excellent speakers throughout the day, but one who garnered a lot of attention was Ford Motor Co.’s Bennie Fowler, group vice president, global quality and new model launch. He gave an excellent presentation on the One Ford Program. One Ford is the mission set forth by Ford-One Team, One Plan, One Goal-to deliver profitable growth for all.

Manufacturing Excellence: The Art and Sense of Good Audits

Praveen Gupta

April 30, 2010

No Comments

To design a good internal quality audit system, one must clearly define and communicate the intent of the audits.

Manufacturing Excellence: Barrier to Excellence: ISO 9001 Deployment

Praveen Gupta

February 25, 2010

3 Comments

ISO 9001 systems were designed to help business gain from the cumulative experience of best-in-class companies.

Manufacturing Excellence: The Role of ISO 9001 Standards

Praveen Gupta

January 28, 2010

No Comments

It has been more than 20 years since the ISO 9000 series of standards was launched.

Manufacturing Excellence: Manufacturing Perfection in 2010

Praveen Gupta

December 22, 2009

No Comments

Make a resolution to be perfect and creative in everything you do in 2010.

Manufacturing Excellence: Still the Best

Praveen Gupta

December 1, 2009

No Comments

American manufacturing has been taking flack for more than 20 years. The funny thing is that nothing has changed, and there may even have been some improvement. Still, our problems remain the same.

The ASSEMBLY Show focuses exclusively on assembly technology equipment and products. Attendees have the opportunity to uncover new resources, experience equipment hands-on, evaluate the latest technologies and products, and connect face-to-face with industry experts.

Quality Magazine

2020 October

Check out the October 2020 edition of Quality: Understanding laser trackers, Industry 4.0, All-in-one QMS solutions for practical data management, how Edge AI improves the visual inspection process, and much more!

View More Create Account

ARTICLES