Content by Mike Richman
Inside Quality Digest Live for April 14, 2017STEM education, e-skin, and 10 tips to last a lifetime
Tue, 04/18/2017 - 12:00
On our most recent episode of QDL from this past Fri., April 14, 2017, we took a close look at innovation and engineering. Here’s a quick recap: “SAE Institute Creates Webisodes to Benefit STEM Education” This piece demonstrates the good work that…
Automation and the Quality ProfessionalToday’s tools are incredible, but the human soul beats the machine every time
Thu, 03/30/2017 - 12:03
For as long as humans have been humans (and for perhaps a million years before then, give or take), we’ve been tool users and toolmakers. Short of the occasional Ned Ludd supporter, most of us enthusiastically adopt new technologies to make our…
Inside Quality Digest Live for March 24, 2017Considering collegiate inventors, the limitations of requirements, and Trump vs. business regulations
Mon, 03/27/2017 - 11:43
The March 24 episode of QDL offered a potpourri of topics, including news and features from the realms of academia, corporate culture, and politics. Here’s a quick recap: “Winners Selected for the 2017 InVenture Prize” Colloquially known as “…
Inside Quality Digest Live for March 17, 2017Our St. Paddy’s Day show featured no Irish themes but plenty of great quality content
Fri, 03/24/2017 - 10:24
This week’s episode of QDL took us back to our roots with stories about the nuts and bolts of quality improvement—customer service, management, standards, and the future of the quality profession in the face of increasing automation. Here’s a look…
Book Review: KaleidoscopeFirst-class guidance for sparkling customer service
Mon, 03/13/2017 - 12:02
If there’s one thing that separates those who do things in an average way and those who do those same things in an extraordinary way, it’s passion. This sense of intense interest, excitement, and focus drives the authentic pursuit of excellence,…
Inside Quality Digest Live for March 3, 2017The truth about trade, gates of wisdom, and portable coordinate metrology—we got around last week
Mon, 03/06/2017 - 15:55
When we put together each episode of QDL, we strive to offer a balanced mix of topics that represents our weekly perspective on all things quality. Sometimes we hit, and sometimes we miss... but this week truly ran the gamut. Here’s a closer look…
Manufacturing and the Federal BudgetWhat should taxpayers support?
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 12:03
The U.S. national debt currently stands at approximately $20 trillion. In the time it will take you to read this article, the debt will increase by a couple of million dollars more. Regardless of where one stands on the political spectrum, these…
Inside Quality Digest Live for February 17, 2017From ISO 9001 to a leaky dam as a cautionary tale of risk management
Tue, 02/21/2017 - 07:40
Our most recent episode of QDL from this past Friday offered a nice mix of content covering the pros of regulations, transitioning to ISO 9001, the human case for going slow on artificial intelligence, and some dam risk management. Here’s a closer…
Inside Quality Digest Live for February 3, 2017No more $%#&^ p@ssw0rds!, context of the organization, corporate welfare
Mon, 02/06/2017 - 11:26
The first QDL episode of February was filled to the brim with timely news items, thought-provoking articles, and a great interview with Pam Bethune of DEKRA, who chatted with us about the meaning of “context of the organization” within ISO 9001:2015…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Jan. 20, 2017Flying warehouses, the new ISO 14001:2015, universal guaranteed income
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 08:23
We were back to a full complement of hosts on this week’s episode of QDL, as I returned from vacation to an action-package show with lots of interesting content. In case you missed it, this past Friday’ Quality Digest Live looked at: “Amazon…