Table of Contents

Volume 6 · Issue 10 · October 2001

ARTICLES

ISO 9001/4 REVISIONS DEFERRED; SECTOR ALIGNMENT PUSHED - * FULL TEXT *

ISO 9001:2000 AND DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA

AIAG QUALITY SURVEY FOCUSES ON NEW ISSUES

STEPPING UP TO ISO 9004:2000: FOCUS ON CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT — A BASELINE IS CRITICAL

US PREPARES AUDITING NO VOTE, CONSIDERS YES ON TS 16949:2002

FMEA MANUAL 3RD EDITION: PRODUCT/PROCESS FAILURE ANALYSIS EMPHASIZES PREVENTION

A REGISTRAR Q & A: THE ISO 9001:2000 TRANSITION — SPECIAL PROCESS VALIDATION

DEPARTMENTS

OVERVIEW

The publishers of THE INFORMED OUTLOOK provide Executive Summaries of articles at the beginning of each issue so readers can decide up front which are of greatest interest. This is just one of the ways we help readers better use their time (also included are Key Points for most articles and plenty of charts and tables). The Executive Summaries for October 2001 are reprinted below to give you an idea of the topics included in a typical issue and the importance of topics discussed to your company.