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Written by Cary Black
It never ceases to amaze me as a Quality Professional how valuable Lean practices can be in the promotion of efficiency, the elimination of costly waste, the improvement of productivity and as a mechanism for the acceleration of continuous improvement. It seems every organization, committee, team, or individual would jump at the […]
Written by Cary Black
As a parent and Quality Professional, I have had a great personal interest in exploring Quality Principles in application to the public education of my children. I feel lucky in that my children have had the opportunity to attend Handley and the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (SASA) for their K-12 education. […]
Congratulations to the Saginaw ASQ Section members for attaining the Quality Management Process Gold Excellence Award, and the Total Quality Award for the 2008-2009 Season!!! This is a great honor for all of us and reflects the integrity and dedication of our Section members!
The ASQ Essay contest for the CMU Section began in the late […]
What makes a Quality System work? What makes a Quality System fall short or even fail? Our speaker this month, Kirk Peterson will address some of these questions in his presentation on September 23rd.
I’d like to take the opportunity to share some perspectives I have regarding such questions.
As a quality professional, I have observed systems […]
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you back for what we hope will be another great year. We have some interesting speakers slated, and are looking at expanding our programs to be a stronger and higher value added resource for our members. We encourage membership feedback to help provide us information on what […]
Have you noticed at the bottom of the links on the left is the section called Meta? If not there are a couple powerful links down there. They are the Entries RSS and Comments RSS. Have you ever clicked on them? They ask you the question, “How do you want to subscribe?” What is […]
From ASQ’s Friday Fast Facts -
One of quality’s gurus, Dr. Joseph M. Juran, passed away February 28, 2008, at the age of 103. Known as the “father” of quality, he made many contributions in the field of quality management. He said, “It is most important that top management be quality-minded. In the absence […]