Content by Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest
Inside Quality Digest Live for Jan. 12, 2018Tech training, quality salaries, and read <em>this,</em> autonomous car!
Tue, 01/16/2018 - 12:00
Our Jan. 12, 2018, episode of QDL looked at smart manufacturing, remanufacturing, pants-on-fire bosses, and five things your QMS needs. “Impatient With Colleges, Employers Design Their Own Courses” Microsoft, Amazon, and others are teaming up with…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Dec. 8, 2017Manufacturing, urgent urgency, and a robot took my job
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 12:00
Our Dec. 8, 2017, episode of QDL looked at smart manufacturing, remanufacturing, pants-on-fire bosses, and five things your QMS needs. “Smart Manufacturing Trends in 2017” The digital manufacturing environment, or smart manufacturing, is growing…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Nov. 17, 2017Christmas is creeping, should a four-year degree really be the minimum requirement, and what we learn from Disneyland
Tue, 11/21/2017 - 12:00
Our Nov. 17, 2017, episode of QDL looked at factories controlled by large-volume 3D metrology, the value (or not) of four-year degrees, and creepy Christmas. “Developing the Light-Controlled Factory” A UK development project directed by the…
So an Engineer Says to the CEO, ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’A few ideas on how to communicate your point without using a hammer
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 12:03
I have a friend. Let’s call him Ryan. I respect Ryan, and we talk about a lot of things: work, religion, technology, politics, bikes, the truck he’s always working on—you name it, and we both have an opinion, sometimes strong opinions. Our problem…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Oct. 27, 2017Cost-cutting at Ford, compassionate-use drugs, and innovation stagnation
Tue, 10/31/2017 - 10:58
Our Oct. 27, 2017, episode of QDL looked at Ford, autonomous cars, and changes to FDA compassionate use rules. “Ford Plans $14B in Cost Cuts as Part of New CEO’s Strategy” Ford Motor Co’'s new CEO plans to cut $14 billion in costs, drop some car…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Oct. 13, 2017Edge computing, zero defects, and thriving in climate of constant change
Tue, 10/17/2017 - 12:00
Our Oct. 13, 2017, episode of Quality Digest Live looked at edge computing for natural disasters, medical records, and zero defects. “New Research May Improve Communications During Natural Disasters” Could edge computing help communications during…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Sept. 22, 2017
Mon, 09/25/2017 - 12:00
Our Sept. 22, 2017, episode of QDL was decidely techie, covering artifical intelligence, the internet of things, Manufacturing Day, and a cool color-matching tool that uses your smart phone. Manufacturing Day preview There is a lot happening on…
Inside Quality Digest Live for Sept. 8, 2017Critical components of a digital workplace, plus Hurricane Harvey forces us to look at risk management, infrastructure, and resiliency
Mon, 09/11/2017 - 12:00
Our Sept. 8, 2017, episode of QDL examined a different way to conduct clinical trials, discussed fixing problems before they occur, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey looked at resources for building a more resilient and sustainable…
Inside Quality Digest Live for August 25, 2017Sun goes out, Army's new power source, impact of STEM education and apprentice programs on manufacturing
Tue, 08/29/2017 - 12:00
Our Aug. 25, 2017, episode of QDL looked at how technology can bring us together physically; an incredible new power source from the U.S. Army; an interview with Thomas Publishing president and CEO, Tony Uphoff, on U.S. manufacturing apprenticeship…
The Day We All Looked for the Same Thing... and found it
Thu, 08/24/2017 - 12:03
We set aside our cardboard glasses and our papers pricked with holes, stepped away from the telescope guy, the one who would have been “that weird guy” any other day, except for today, when he’s your new best friend. And for those who thought maybe…