A Human Touch in Smart Manufacturing
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us.
Quality Digest Live -- September 28, 2018
Story links for September 28, 2018
Overcoming Impediments to Innovation
Is innovation critical for your business survival and success? Are you dissatisfied with your ability to bring new products and services to market? Surveys show that most business leaders would answer both questions with a yes.
‘Why Deming? Why Now?’... Why the Need for a Different ‘Method’
During the early 1990s, I was president of the Twin Cities Deming Forum. I had a wonderful board whose members were full of great ideas. One member, Doug Augustine, was a 71-year-old retired Lutheran minister and our respected, self-appointed provocateur.
Why Quality Is Now Aligned With Development at the Outset of Projects
Historically, quality in a process was something that was done at the end of the line. You inspected your widget once it was made, and if it had flaws, you fixed it or threw it out.
Making Sense of Manufacturing Data
I recently sat down with Doug Fair, the chief operating officer of InfinityQS, for a discussion about the uses (and sometimes, the misuses) of industrial statistical analysis. Ours was a lengthy conversation, so we’re splitting the account into two parts.
Strengthening the STEM Workforce Pipeline Through Outreach
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) career outreach programs play a pivotal role in shaping the capabilities and makeup of the future workforce.
Three Ways to Lead More Effective Teams
Team leaders often focus on product details. Founders obsess over fonts. Sales managers fixate on tough-to-wrangle customers and shop owners on the minutia of shelf displays.
Inside <em>Quality Digest Live</em> for Sept. 21, 2018
IMTS was a blast, but it was great to be back home in lovely Northern California this week. On this episode of QDL, we covered the skills that workers need and the innovations that organizations want.