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  • What new thing can you try to improve quality?
    July 23, 2020
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    What new thing can you try to improve quality?

    A discussion of trying new things to improve quality and improve your business.

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  • When “epic fail” is on the menu
    July 7, 2020
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    When “epic fail” is on the menu

    An example of implementation of a new process with inadequate communication

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  • How COVID-19 is schooling us on “errorproofing” and lean manufacturing
    April 13, 2020
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    How COVID-19 is schooling us on “errorproofing” and lean manufacturing

    Ok, let’s start by talking about what error-proofing really is.  According to the American Society for Quality, “Mistake proofing, or

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  • December 23, 2015
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    ISO9001:2015 52-Wk Challenge (Wk 51 & 52) FINAL EDITION 10 Improvement

    Well, this is it, folks! Thank you to everyone for your participation for the past 52 weeks.  Your comments have

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  • December 17, 2015
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    ISO9001:2015 52-Wk Challenge (Wk 49 & 50) 9.3 Management review

    9.3 Management Review This week’s topic is near and dear to my heart.  Every business I’ve worked with has underutilized

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  • December 11, 2015
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    ISO9001:2015 52-Wk Challenge (Wk 47 & 48) 9.2 (9.2.1 & 9.2.2) Internal audit

    9.2 Internal audit (9.2.1, 9.2.2) This week is a double feature to include the entire 9.2 Internal audit clause.  Internal

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  • December 6, 2015
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    ISO9001:2015 52-Wk Challenge (Wk 46) 9.1.2 Customer satisfaction, 9.1.3 Analysis and evaluation

    9.1.2 Customer satisfaction Let me start this week’s discussion with the observation that this section is awkwardly constructed (in my

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  • November 23, 2015
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    ISO9001:2015 52-Wk Challenge (Wk 45) 9 Performance evaluation

    9 Performance evaluation 9.1.1 General We are starting to enter the place where organizations can lose their way and ultimately

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