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Jim Spichiger

Jim Spichiger

Jim Spichiger is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 35 years of experience in quality. He is the past chair of the ASQ Inspection Division and a long time ASQ member leader.

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Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

ASQ Shares Best Practices and Encourages Collaboration

Sharing best practices and encouraging collaboration amongst its member units is one of the ways ASQ promotes quality and improvement.
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Jim Spichiger
January 11, 2023
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I have been an ASQ member since 1990 and have served continuously as an ASQ member leader (aka volunteer) for 30-plus years. One of the many benefits of volunteering is the opportunity to observe, up close, how ASQ goes about practicing what it preaches.


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Job 1 and Job 2

Job 2 is what we do - when we have or make the time - to improve job 1.
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Jim Spichiger
October 15, 2022
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Recently I attended two separate meetings where the topic of Job 1 and Job 2 was discussed.  This topic was new to several of my coworkers and it was something I had not heard discussed in probably 20 years.  For those of you not familiar with Job 1 and Job 2, allow me to explain:


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ASQ are a Local Global Community

ASQ members dont just join an organziation, they join a thriving group of professionals who are passionate about quality.
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Jim Spichiger
July 15, 2022
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ASQ empowers individuals of the world to achieve excellence through quality. It is composed of passionate people who use their tools, ideas and expertise to make our world better.



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ASQ Standards Management

The use of quality standards is voluntary, but suppliers may be expected to comply with a specific standard as a condition of doing business.
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Jim Spichiger
April 15, 2022
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A standard is a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized bodythat provides – for common and repeated use – rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.


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Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

ASQ Member Leaders are NICER

Why do these member leaders dedicate their precious personal time to serve?
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Jim Spichiger
January 15, 2022
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The dedicated and selfless ASQ member leaders are the primary reason why the society is able to fulfill its mission of: empowering individuals and communities of the world to achieve excellence through quality.


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Column | Jim Spichiger

Speaking of Quality: Code of Ethics

My moral compass has guided me well.
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Jim Spichiger
October 8, 2021
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ASQ is a professional society composed of members located throughout the world who are bound together through ASQ’s Code of Ethics: its core values. 


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Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

Collaborating with Industry

As 2021 Unfolds, ASQ Will Continue to Provide Ample and Meaningful Opportunities to Collaborate
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Jim Spichiger
July 8, 2021
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Throughout its 75-year history, ASQ has been a professional organization that has been committed to providing enhanced expertise, professional networks, tools, and solutions to help its members advance their products, services, and industries. 
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ASQ’s Influence

Common and "hidden" membership benefits.
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Jim Spichiger
January 6, 2021
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ASQ has been carefully designing membership benefits to help the growing needs of quality professionals. These benefits include exclusive access to quality knowledge, solutions and resources to solve challenges, and skill development to advance one’s career.


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Certification Integrity

Professional certifications demonstrate expertise.
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Jim Spichiger
September 28, 2020
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A professional certification is a formal recognition that an individual has demonstrated a proficiency within, and comprehension of, a specified body of knowledge (BoK).


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Developing Skills while Giving Back

ASQ's core strength is its local presence.
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Jim Spichiger
June 30, 2020
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President John F. Kennedy famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” This was his challenge to every American citizen to contribute in some way to the public good.


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