By W. Frazier Pruitt I cannot remember the books I’ve read any morethan the meals I have eaten; even so,…
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No, Deming did not invent or originate PDCA; it emerged in Japan. Deming’s earlier teaching in Japan may have influenced PDCA, but he never fully embraced it. He later published the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle and credited Walter A. Shewhart.
There are ways to improve the implementation of 4.0 technologies. The key is to focus on fundamentals using three key questions: Should it be implemented? Can it be implemented? When should it be implemented?
Celebrating Extraordinary Everyday Quality Professionals Who Inspired And Changed The Lives Of Others Vin DeJesus is my quality hero. While…
It is an exciting time to be in quality. With the Industry 4.0 revolution at hand, some long-desired goals are…
Whether to share knowledge with peers or pitch a proposal to senior managers, there comes a time when problem solvers must communicate. After hours of methodical research and analysis, many problem solvers get a thrill from the revelation of a solution.
Communities worldwide are taking extraordinary efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. As part of the response, universities and compulsory…
Nothing causes anxiety for a team quite like the release of a corrective action preventive action (CAPA) system and accompanying eight disciplines (8D) model. Questions of value come immediately and consistently. The denial phase is inevitable, but the team can accelerate the progression of forming, storming and norming, and emerge performing with a strategy.