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Here are the most commonly asked questions by visitors to the ASQ website. Additional questions are encouraged: help@asq.org.

 

Quality and Your Career

How can quality contribute to my professional success?

What does ASQ know about downsizing?

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ASQ Membership

A member of our ASQ Section has passed away: Do you have anything in the ASQ Library about his/her history and activities with ASQ?

What can the ASQ Library do for me?

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Quality Tools and Definitions, including Statistics

What is Lean Six Sigma?

What is a "house of quality"? How do I build one?

What’s the difference between variable data and attribute data?

Some quality people write about "gage." Others use the spelling "gauge." Which is correct? Is there a standard definition?

FMEA: What new resources does ASQ have about FMEA?

What is the Kano model of customer satisfaction?

What is TRIZ?

What do quality professionals mean when they discuss "a visual workplace" and "visual controls"?

How do organizations gain, measure, and retain customer satisfaction and loyalty?

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Standards (ISO 9001 and others)

What resources does ASQ have on the integration of different quality-management standards?

Is there a standard that governs rail transportation in Europe?

When does the new version of ISO 9001 come out, and what do I have to do to get ready?

Is there a guide or list that specifies how long a company has to retain records in an ISO 9001:2000 organization?

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Topic- or Industry-Specific Resources

I’m looking for literature that deals with design review.  What does ASQ have?

What resources do you recommend for our company library as an introduction to Lean or continuous improvement?

What resources does ASQ offer on using quality tools and processes in education?

What resources does ASQ offer on employee recognition and rewards, morale, motivation and satisfaction?

What is the "Red Bead Experiment," and where can I learn more about it?

What is the Sarbanes-Oxley law, and what resources does ASQ have about it?

What resources does ASQ offer on dealing with supplier performance and/or evaluation?

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Website Navigation

What are the "Areas of Use" in the left-hand column of ASQ's Web site?

How can I save links to the good stuff I find in the Knowledge Center, so I can find it again quickly? Can I also save my customized searches in Knowledge Center Search?

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ASQ History

When did the American Society for Quality Control become the American Society for Quality?

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ASQ On-Demand Training Collection
ASQ Learning Institute
Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare
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