September 2008 Issue
Geared Toward Innovation
Businesses that aim to innovate will find the process isn’t as daunting when there’s a true commitment to quality.
by Søren Bisgaard
Case Study
In the Lead
Organizations must closely measure and analyze their processes and employees—leading indicators—to ensure innovation efforts pay off
Innovation
Newer, Better, Faster
Six Sigma tools and methods can play a pivotal role in the pursuit of innovating new products and services.
Basic Quality
Starting from Scratch
Use the Quality Systems Development Roadmap to determine which quality management system is the best fit for your company.
Performance Metrics
Driven by Metrics
It’s not enough to find the right performance metrics. Measures must be evaluated and updated constantly to stay accurate and provide relevant data.
- Up Front
- Quality in the First Person
- Career Corner [Open Access]
- Standards Outlook
- Statistics Roundtable
- Measure For Measure
- 3.4 Per Million
- Back to Basics [Open Access]
- Volviendo a los Fundamentos
- One Good Idea [Open Access]
Each month, QP includes an interesting, personal quality story in its "Quality in the First Person" column. If you are interested in sharing your story, e-mail editor@asq.org. For a bit of inspiration, read the most recent column.
Supply-Chain World Europe.
September 30-October 2, 2008 | Hungary
Visit www.supply-chain.org or e-mail info@supply-chain.org.
Tooling for Composites.
September 29-October 1, 2008 | Seattle
Call the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at 313-425-3000 or visit www.sme.org/tfc or e-mail info@supply-chain.org.
ASQ members exchange comments, suggestions, questions and ideas inspired by articles or letters in Quality Progress.
