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2008 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement
Bloggers: Dennis Arter, David Levy, and Aimee Siegler
"With so many opportunities to learn, share and be recognized, today was a great day..."
(Posted May 3, 2008)
Statistical Thinking to Improve Quality
Blogger: Gordon Clark
"A major benefit of the Is-Is Not Analysis is its documentation of circumstances leading to the problem as well as those not associated with the problem. In the Pease Industries example, the Is-Is Not Analysis allowed the team to eliminate potential causes in the Cause-and-Effect Diagram."
(Posted January 17, 2008)
Efficiency in Healthcare
Blogger: Dr. Robert Burney
“The point has been made before that the true cost of burning coal is not reflected in the price per ton. We must include the cost of adverse health effects from air pollution. We might also include the trashing of landscape by strip mining and the resultant sterilization of local streams by toxic runoff. How do you account for the lowering of a child’s IQ from breathing heavy metals? Coal is only cheap when you don’t account for all of the costs."
(Posted March 13, 2008)
Quality in Education
Bloggers: Paul Hayes and Becky Martin
“Clearly, paying attention to how students respond to our processes is critical to the success of improvement efforts. That valuable feedback provides us with evidence that our efforts are – or are not – having the desired impact. Continually asking ourselves how our students are responding to our efforts puts the focus where it needs to be – on the stake holders. Perhaps of more importance is the question ‘How do we respond when our current systems do not produce the desired outcomes?’”
(Posted February 26, 2008)
Ventana a la Calidad – (en español)
Blogger: Sylvia Garcés Soria
"El blog es especialmente para nosotros que nos interesa la calidad y el intercambio de ideas, etc."
(Posted 6 Octubre 2007)
Financial Services Six Sigma
Bloggers: Sheila Shaffie and Shahbaz Shahbazi
"I despise those ‘I told you so’ columns appearing after every debacle hits and the media feeding frenzy ensues. But it should be standard industry practice to demand accountability from those who are investing our dollars in lieu of rewarding their losing of $34 Billion."
(Posted March 25, 2008)
Government Quality
Blogger: Bruce Waltuck
"What can we say about the optimal size of government? There are current candidates as of this posting, who have quite different views on this issue. What products and services are best delivered by government? What values will influence our thinking and actions, as we seek the elusive ‘government that works better, and costs less?’"
(Posted January 15, 2008)
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Lean Six Sigma
Blogger: C.W. Russ Russo
Lean Six Sigma Conference
“I have been struck by the quality of the individual breakout sessions…some really in-depth and thought provoking ideas were shared.”
(Posted February 12, 2008)
Sarbanes-Oxley
Blogger: John Walz
"Now is a good time for the quality managers, engineers, and auditors to visit your finance / accounting organization to offer a jointly review of [the Guidance on Monitoring Internal Control Systems document] and to decide how your QMS can better support SOX Internal Controls."
(Posted September 27, 2007)
Quality Counts Canada!
Blogger: Lucy Stange
"This is a great opportunity for me to share with you notes and quotes demonstrating excellence in quality. This is going to be a great trip! This time, I choose 'the path not taken' in search of new experiences to share. Welcome to Quality Counts Canada!"
(Posted November 1, 2006)
2007 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement
Bloggers: Dennis Arter, Will LaFollette, and Aimee Siegler
"'Hello world!' When learning a new computer programming language, those are often the first words used for the output. Those words seem appropriate here, as we use this power of the blog to inform you about events at the World Conference in Orlando."
—Dennis Arter "The Audit Guy"
(posted April 10, 2007)
2006 World Conference
Blogger: Karen Vernal
Read the thoughts and reminiscences about the sessions and events at the World Conference in Milwaukee from ASQ member and conference Theme Weaver, Karen Vernal.
Note: The bloggers are ASQ members, but their opinions are their own and may not reflect the opinions of ASQ or its membership as a whole. Members of the public are invited to comment.
