West explains ISO 9000:2000 draft

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James West, director of operations and quality at Tenneco Inc, provided the Indiana Manufacturing Association (IMA) with a comprehensive analysis on ISO 9000:2000. According to West, the ISO 9000:2000 Committee Draft primarily seeks to meet stakeholder needs, while providing enhanced quality to business processes. The draft further eliminates the need for ISO 9002 and 9003, and therefore, streamline an organization's management requirements.

Standards, Innovations, Behavior, ISO 9000 (Standard), Executives, West, James

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Hydromat aims for true customer satisfaction

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Machine tool manufacturer Hydromat Inc employs a number of accepted industry-specific international standards such as ISO 9001 and QS-9000 to bolster its company-wide total quality management (TQM) systems. However, a company analysis of its existing TQM systems in 1997 showed that Hydromat needed to accomplish a substantial amount of effort in order to become a truly quality-driven, world-class organization.

Metalworking Machinery, Machine Tools, Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing, Case studies, Quality management, Tool industry, Hydromat Inc.

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Inline inspection: are you a candidate?

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Inline inspection offers advantages for manufacturers but manufacturers will have to determine whether inline inspection will be cost effective and achievable with their existing production systems. Considerations when planning inline inspection systems include manufacturing volumes, type of products, management of measurement data, cost tolerance levels, fixtures, people and operating environments.

Planning, Evaluation, Cover Story, Manufacturing processes, Manufacturing, Process control

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