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If you’ve ever watched the popular “MythBusters” program on the Discovery Channel, you know that many supposed truths are based on old, incomplete, or simply incorrect information.The same can be said about beliefs about the quality of health care in America. How many times have you heard that more…
Never say “never”? I guess I overlooked that memo. In case you missed it, the last two columns were written about what you should never do with control limits. These three nevers, if avoided, will ensure that your control charts are useful, reliable tools.
The first two nevers of control limits are…
(SME: Dearborn, Michigan) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will present the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show, an industrial and educational showcase for manufacturing innovations and trends, at Place Bonaventure on May 12, 13, and 14, 2008.
The Montreal Manufacturing Technology…
(ANSI: Washington) -- The American National Standards Institute and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) came together recently to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), making a formal commitment to cooperation in conformity assessment…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) have signed an agreement to increase their cooperation in developing international standards. The agreement initially focuses on the subjects of…
From the perspective of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory agencies, corrective and preventive action (CAPA) is viewed as the central component that affects all control points including design controls, production and process controls, records and documents change controls,…
CRO Completes Multinational Training Program for Principal Investigators from China, Duke University
Lisa Mazurka and the clinical investigators involved in the training is available
(Clinical Research Consulting Inc.: Boston, Massachusetts) -- Clinical Research Consulting Inc., a contract research organization (CRO) specializing in clinical monitoring, project management, education and…
(Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine: Iselin, New Jersey) – QPEC’s Annual Quality and Process Excellence Conference will be held from July 21-23 at the Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia. The conference is sponsored by Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine. This case study-driven…
(Research and Markets: Dublin, Ireland) – A Frost & Sullivan research service titled “Automation and Control Solutions in the European Pharmaceutical Market” provides an analysis of the various factors driving and restraining the market, revenue forecasts, geographic trends and…
(Washington, D.C.) — Republican senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa has asked for an independent assessment of how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) follows up on the effects of medicines that it approves based on narrowly defined benefits.“The way things have turned out with drugs like…
(Zimmer Holdings Inc.: Warsaw, Indiana) -- Zimmer Holdings Inc. has recently taken a number of actions to improve quality systems at its Dover, Ohio, facility, which manufactures Zimmer Orthopedic Surgical Products (OSP). Zimmer recently conducted a review of quality systems at the Dover, Ohio…
Not long ago many manufacturing companies considered accidents and the resulting costs part of the expense of doing business. Today’s companies are creating better safety programs that benefit the financial health of the organization and significantly improve the protection provided to individuals…
(MCQ: Minnetonka, Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Council for Quality recently announced the recipients of the 2007 Minnesota Quality Award. Nine organizations received recognition this year: • Achievement Level o Winona Health (Winona) • Advancement Level o Benedictine Health System, Long-Term…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Organized in association with ASQ, the International Conference on ISO 9001 will occur March 9 and 10, 2009, in Orlando, Florida, with workshops held on March 8.The 2009 conference theme is ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 revisions. The deadline for submitting an abstract is August 29, 2008…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO recently published a new version of the SI Guide, a small manual for the use of the International System of Units (SI [Système International d’Unités]).The SI is a comprehensive metric and decimal system based on units and derived units. The seven base units are length, mass,…
If you have been following my articles for the last few months, you know that we’re almost done with an experimental analysis and that today we will be doing the final step—making our company money. If you haven’t been following my articles, then you should probably be flogged with a soggy…
(Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.: Wakefield, Rhode Island) -- Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc. will host the 23rd annual International Forum on design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), on June 10-11, 2008. The forum, titled “DFMA Today: Leading the Way to Results,” will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,…
(Minitab Inc.: State College, Pennsylvania) -- Minitab Inc. has released the Quality Companion Dashboard, a tool for users of Quality Companion by Minitab. The Dashboard is a complimentary utility that aggregates project data and lets Six Sigma professionals, managers, and stakeholders view…
(Lucky Kat TV: Los Angeles) -- Corporate America is filled with busy parents wanting to deliver every possible advantage to their children while still climbing the career ladder. With the help of Mikel Harry and a 400-year-old Asian legend, these overachievers can give their loved ones a child-…
Mark Graban, consultant and host of www.leanblog.org , and a good lean friend, once posted a web log topic on “lean or lame” (a phrase he coined). That topic drew a variety of comments from his readership. He described L.A.M.E. as “lean as misguidedly executed,” and it’s his description that so…
Mark Graban, consultant and host of www.leanblog.org , and a good lean friend, once posted a web log topic on “lean or lame” (a phrase he coined). That topic drew a variety of comments from his readership. He described L.A.M.E. as “lean as misguidedly executed,” and it’s his description that so…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization recently approved the development of an international standard on energy management. The standard will provide organizations and companies a practical and widely recognized approach to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs, and…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO/IEC DIS 29500—“Information technology—Office Open XML file formats,” has received the necessary number of votes for approval as an ISO/IEC DIS international standard. ISO/IEC DIS 29500 is a standard for word-processing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets that’s intended…
(AQR: Washington) -- Air Tran has taken the top spot in the 18th annual national Airline Quality Rating study. Last year, Air Tran ranked third in the AQR. Following Air Tran in the top five of the AQR were Jet Blue, Southwest, Northwest, and Frontier. As for the overall rating for the industry,…
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he actual purpose of GD&T:
It’s common to think that the primary purpose of GD&T is to unambiguously communicate design intent to manufacturing and inspection. In fact, the most important objective is to ensure that what we communicate is worth communicating, and that it…
