Navin S. Dedhia

Navin S. Dedhia (San Jose, CA), past chair of the Inspection Division and ASQ Fellow, is a member of the Inspection Division Leadership Team and editor of the Inspection Division Newsletter. He is also Quality’s 2021 Professional of the Year. He is a recipient of the ASQ Distinguished Service Medal, E. J. Lancaster Medal, and ASQ Inspection Division Harry J. Lessig Medal. He has presented papers internationally and his papers have been published in international journals.

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Quality Certification 101: Background, Process and Benefits

Quality certification is for professionals who know the chosen specialty so well that they can apply the knowledge with known results.

Navin S. Dedhia

August 1, 2021

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Quality certification is for professionals who know the chosen specialty so well that they can apply the knowledge with known results. The professional knows their own strengths, and the limitation of the specialty.

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Quality Inspector in Quality 4.0

Quality 4.0 does not focus exclusively on the technology, but rather on the improvement in culture, collaboration, competencies, and training.

Navin S. Dedhia

August 1, 2021

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Industry 4.0 and resulting Quality 4.0 are driven by the exponential growth of disruptive technologies and the changes these technologies are bringing to the workplace.

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An Overview of the Inspection Function

New Technologies Have Increased the Need for Inspection

Navin S. Dedhia

June 17, 2016

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Quality plays an important role in products and services for customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Inspection is a function of quality discipline. An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation activity.

This webinar will convey basic information about collaborative robots and what makes them inherently safe and easy to use. We will discuss the concept of “incremental automation” to help get you started, as well as how to calculate the ROI of your investment, and most importantly, the deployment time-saving nature of “plug and play” peripherals.

Navin S. Dedhia

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Quality Certification 101: Background, Process and Benefits

Quality Inspector in Quality 4.0

An Overview of the Inspection Function

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