Quality Progress 1993 - Abstracts

Quality Progress 1993
TitleSubjectAuthors
2021: a Russian odyssey; a fictitious scenario to provoke thought and demonstrate TQM's power. (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesDave Abell
A high-involvement redesign. (sociotechnical systems approach to system design)(includes related article)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Christensen
A new era in manufacturing and service: using interviews to select and promote employees in TQM settings.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRonald B. Morgan, Jack E. Smith
A new name for a not-so-new concept. (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn T. Burr
An update on hand-held, dimensional, and variable gauges.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJoe Scriff
A picture-perfect quality relationship. (Kodak's Quality First supplier program)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
A quality harvest. (problem-solving techniques)Engineering and manufacturing industriesLowell Jay Arthur
Back to the basics: science, math, and technology. (U.S. education)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn W. Sinn, Dennis L. Recker, Kristina Duwve
Cascading quality through the training process.Engineering and manufacturing industriesGerard R. Tuttle
Closed-loop corrective action. (improvement tool for data coordination)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTim Erin
Collaboration: moving in the same direction. (corporate collaboration)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
Competitive benchmarking: large gains for small companies. (why small companies must study the competition)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael J. Micklewright
Creating robust work processes.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRonald D. Snee
C sub pk dart charts: an easy way to track continuous improvement. (One GoodIdea) (Column)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn Buckfelder, Jon Powell
Designing an effective compensation system. (Part 2: the practice)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael J. Cleary, Timothy J. Cleary
Designing process capability studies.Engineering and manufacturing industriesGeorge C. Runger
Differentiating system and execution problems.Engineering and manufacturing industriesWilliam H. Collins, Carol B. Collins
Does total quality management equal organization learning.?Engineering and manufacturing industriesJames W. Barrow
Eliminate shop-floor defects with cross-level teamwork: workers and managers must work together.Engineering and manufacturing industriesK.N. Anand
Environmental TQM. (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesPhilip E.J. Green
Forecasting the future of quality. (Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSuzanne Axland
How New York launched a state quality award in 15 months.Engineering and manufacturing industriesDavid B. Luther
How to turn concepts into action.Engineering and manufacturing industriesGregg D. Stocker
Image processing as a quality tool: this technique can increase productivity and quality. (includes glossary)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTim Picraux
Improving health care on a tight budget.Engineering and manufacturing industriesEllen Chesney, Joan Dickerson, Anita Lawrence, Cathy Talmanis
Instructional process control.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRobert D. Zaclewski
Integrating product and process designs. (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesGregory Hohner
Internal certification: the key to continuous quality success.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSam P. Black
IRS team recoups billions from nonfilers. (new method of handling nonfiler tax cases.)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
NASA's Low Award recognizes high quality. (George M. Low Trophy for Quality and Excellence)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSuzanne Axland
One world, one standard. (quality standards)Engineering and manufacturing industriesLes Schnoll
Plastic injection molding presents unique quality challenges.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRobert J. Grubb
Procedures: prepare them right the first time. (industrial management) (One Good Idea)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSteven M. Lulis
Process control for short and small runs. (statistical process control)Engineering and manufacturing industriesThomas Pyzdek
Qualite a la Francaise. (understanding European culture)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJames Lamprecht
Quality assurance education: the sabbatical.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn P. Schenck
Quality data entry made easy with Windows Dialog boxes.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn A. Clements
Quality improvement and statistical reasoning: Colorado State University's business school emphasizes quality improvement in its statistics courses.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRick L. Edgeman
Quality improvement using Windows spreadsheets.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn A. Clements
Quality Progress' tenth annual QA/QC software directory. (quality assurance; quality control) (Directory)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
Quality standards for laboratories: the history and benefits of ISO/IEC Guide 25.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn W. Locke
Recipes for disaster. (organizational false starts)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMarvin Bailey, Gary Bragar, April Cormaci, Colleen Murray, Cal Paranteau
Six-sigma quality programs. (customer-driven quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesFred R. McFadden
Software trends in measurement systems analysis.Engineering and manufacturing industriesPaul A. Keller
SPC in printed circuit board assembly: NCR Corporation used SPC to prevent defects and design for quality.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJ.G. Dobbins, W.J. Padget
Steering committee offers recommendations. (Total Quality Leadership Steering Committee)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
The competitive myth.Engineering and manufacturing industriesWilliam F. Fechter
The experimentation process. (effective experiment design)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJeff Knowlton, Ren Keppinger
The (k sub 1, k sub 2) game. (acceptance sampling)Engineering and manufacturing industriesFrank C. Kaminsky, Richard J. Burke, Robert D. Davis
The OCAP: predetermined responses to out-of-control conditions. (out-of-control action plan)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn P. Sandorf, A. Thomas Bassett III
The product parenting process.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRussell F. Head
The theory. (Designing an Effective Compensation System, part 1)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael J. Cleary, Timothy J. Cleary
Total quality management in an academic health center. (George Washington University Medical Center)Engineering and manufacturing industriesRoger L. Chaufournier, Christine St. Andre
Total quality management in the performing arts.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSamuel C. Welch
Total quality management in the public sector. (part 1)Engineering and manufacturing industriesA. Keith Smith
Total quality management in the public sector: the nuts and bolts of a TQM effort. (part 2)Engineering and manufacturing industriesKeith Smith A.
To train or not to train?: a U.S. government contractor conducted an experiment to answer this question.Engineering and manufacturing industriesDavid T. Yoest
Toward total quality marketing.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJill Phelps Kern
TQM in software development organisations: a six-phase approach for software developers.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJacklyn Powers
TQM: the only source of sustainable competitive advantage. (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesRichard D. Spitzer
TQ scramble: a participatory process that works for teams. (total quality)Engineering and manufacturing industriesDolly Berthelot
Uncommon common sense: it made sense to Norand Corporation to encourage team building. (includes related article)Engineering and manufacturing industriesKatherine A. Wacker
Updating the ISO 9000 quality standards: responding to marketplace needs.Engineering and manufacturing industriesIan G. Durand, Donald W. Marquardt, Robert W. Peach
Using personal checklists to facilitate TQM. (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesHarry V. Roberts
Using prevention techniques: a major aircraft firm used root-cause analysis for engineering data quality.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJames L. Boteler
Valuing TQM through rigorous financial analysis: companies should determine the cash flow benefits of implementing a quality system.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRichard D. Spitzer
Versatile visual aids.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRobert D. Zaciewski
What does the U.S. business community really think about the Baldrige award? (Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award)Engineering and manufacturing industriesUly S. Knotts, Leo G. Parrish, Cheri R. Evans
What prevents TQM implementation in health care organizations? (total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesCarol A. Reeves, David A. Bednar
Where will you get your next sale? (customer service strategies)Engineering and manufacturing industriesBarry I. Ptashkin
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