Quality Progress 2000 - Abstracts

Quality Progress 2000
TitleSubjectAuthors
21 voices for the 21st century.(21 people whose views will encourage thinking about applying quality in 21st century)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
A blueprint for document control: how to develop, maintain and improve the system.Engineering and manufacturing industriesDebra L. Fine, William L. Read
A case study of process improvement at a Pennsylvania University.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael A. Mogavero, Erinn Lake
American Society for Quality certification program gains wider recognition.(includes related articles)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn Moran, Patricia Londe
An early SPICE experience: assessment model provides measurement and improvement opportunities for a software oriented organization.(use of Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination standard by CelsiusTech Australia)Engineering and manufacturing industriesHan van Loon
A new way to teach university introductory statistics courses: Emphasizing real-world aspects and understanding of foundations.Engineering and manufacturing industriesLai K. Chan, Smiley W. Cheng, Zak Pritchard
Assessing the quality status of research organizations.(methods to assess research and development performance of companies)Engineering and manufacturing industriesAl Endres
A trio for quality: Accreditation, Baldrige and ISO 9000 can play a role in reducing medical errors.Engineering and manufacturing industriesPaul M. Schyve
Auditors and auditing: revisions improve on the ISO 9001 standard.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJ.P. Russell
A world of opportunity.(includes related article)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSpencer Hutchens Jr.
Baldrige and the human equation in health care mergers: employee satisfaction surveys can prevent disappointment and failure.Engineering and manufacturing industriesFran Lipson, Andrew Riddell
Bearing the gift of royal performance indicators: a medieval tale of goals, objectives and strategic planning.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSusan West Engelkemeyer, Richard Voos
Benchmarking the home pages of "Fortune" 500 companies.(quality control)Engineering and manufacturing industriesNabil Tamimi, Murli Rajan, Rose Sebastianelli
Beyond compliance: An examination of compliance and management auditing.Engineering and manufacturing industriesDennis Arter
Building a better doctor: Quality tools transform a medical degree program in Australia.Engineering and manufacturing industriesGene Murti, Ann Jervie Sefton
Call resolution: the wrong focus for service quality?Engineering and manufacturing industriesKelvin F. Cross
Checklists - a perfect tool to tune up your quality manual.(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMark Kaganov
Continuous improvement at an agency for the developmentally disabled.Engineering and manufacturing industriesLeonard Wrona, Diana Hanson
Customer satisfaction at a software support call center: How to boost customer satisfaction ratings using simple solutions.Engineering and manufacturing industriesCharles Palson, Dale Seidlitz
Customer satisfaction measurement instruments: in health care, does one size fit none?Engineering and manufacturing industriesRella D. Jeffries, Patrick R. Sells
Decision traps: an audit for decision making in manufacturing operations.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSeyda Deligonul
Enhanced quality tools: making improvements visible in complex organizations.(includes sidebar article on Monte Carlo technique and object-based simulation)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael Ames, Earl Draper
Failed software projects? Not anymore.(use of ISO 9001 by software developer)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMarcel Markus
Framework for business leadership.(development of breakthrough quality management tool)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMikel Harry
Hustle, that's all: Business process reingineering at the Earle M. Jorgensen Co.Engineering and manufacturing industriesKathryn Dagestino, Wendy L. Moore, Jorn Teutloff
Identify big payback TQM projects.(total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesHarry P. Richard
Implementation can benefit from quality experience.(implementing ideas of total quality management and knowledge management)(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesAnthony J. Clarke
Implementing Six Sigma in Europe.(quality control)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSteve Crom
ISO 9000:2000 revision process reaches final draft stage.(standards)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn E. West
Is quality free or profitable? A company's efforts to improve may bring both economic and external social benefit.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJon R. Miller, John S. Morris
It's all about improving performance: teams work better with expanded problem solving and decision making skills.(includes sidebar article detailing problem solving by information systems team for manufacturing company)Engineering and manufacturing industriesHelene F. Uhlfelder
Killing quality with kindness: expecting (and receiving) the best performance from your employees.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSusan Hake Surplus
Leveraging a quality system to establish an EMS.(Environmental Management Systems)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMarilyn R. Block
Making informed decisions in the face of uncertainty.Engineering and manufacturing industriesHelen E. Ganley, Jillian Moxey
Making teams work: Bureau of Labor Statistics learns what works and what doesn't.(includes sidebar article detailing workplace pilot program)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSusan Adams, Leda Kydoniefs
Management system standards poised for momentum boost: revisions, sector specific efforts, health and safety are factors.(includes sidebar articles discussing future of standards service industry)Engineering and manufacturing industriesSusan E. Daniels
Managing customer value: A framework allows organizations to achieve and sustain competitive advantage.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael T. Saliba, Caroline M. Fisher
Metrics for uncertainty.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJ. Stuart Hunter
Moving organizational mountains: turnaround lessons from Hong Kong's Towngas.Engineering and manufacturing industriesDavid Choo Kah Teck, Peter M. Tobia
New skills needed in medical leadership.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMaureen Bisognano
NISO: a standard that parallels, complements and exceeds ISO 9001:2000.(Non-Intrusive Standard for Organization; International Organization for Standardization)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJames Lamprecht
Obstacles to implementing quality.(total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesGary Salegna, Farzaneh Fazel
Optimization impossible?(quality function deployment project)Engineering and manufacturing industriesA.J. Lowe, K. Ridgway
Planning data configuration for statistical analysis.(quality management tool)Engineering and manufacturing industriesWilliam E. Sarell
Planning for knowledge management: how your company can benefit from using the right information at the right time.Engineering and manufacturing industriesWilliam Shockley III
Product life data analysis: A case study.Engineering and manufacturing industriesNecip Doganaksoy, Gerald J. Hahn, William Q. Meeker
Quality awards make winners of us all: They stimulate improvement, highlight best practices.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMark R. Hagen
Quality by knowledge: Collective creation of a new concept.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRon Dvir
Quality for the long haul at Gerber: building trust through commitment.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMark R. Hagen
Quality health care - a path forward.Engineering and manufacturing industriesR. Dan Reid
Quality lighting means quality work.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn P. Bachner
Quality management hits the road.(scientific study of life improving research using quality management tools)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJoseph Lopa, Richard Marecki
Quality professionals around the world share similar concerns, experiences.Engineering and manufacturing industriesNavin Shamji Dedhia
Quality Progress 2000 salary survey: inspectors see big increases; ahead of technicians.(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesMiles Maguire
Quality Progress 2000 salary survey: new information, new methodology.(techniques used for data gathering and analysis and findings of survey)Engineering and manufacturing industriesKaren Bemowski
Randomization is the key to experimental design structure.Engineering and manufacturing industriesRichard F. Gunst
Research: the key to quality policies and procedures.Engineering and manufacturing industriesStephen B. Page
Roll quality roll: Strategic quality planning at the University of Alabama.Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn R. Dew
Safeguard analysis.(process quality)(Column)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn R. Dew
Semiconductor assembly council promotes use of quality tools.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMarla Cooper, Johan Cornelis van Beek
Service quality and higher education do mix: A case study exploring the service environment at Indiana University Southeast.Engineering and manufacturing industriesMichael J. Canic, Patrick McCarthy
Six Sigma, e-commerce pose new challenges.(electronic-commerce)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJenny Kendall, Donna O. Fulenwider
Six Sigma improves both statistical training and processes.(statistics)Engineering and manufacturing industriesRonald D. Snee
Six Sigma's missing link.(suing normal distribution table to calculate sigma rating)Engineering and manufacturing industriesRobert J. Gnibus
SPC modified with percent tolerance precontrol charts.(supplier development, statistical process control)(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesS.K. Vermani
Supercharging your Pareto analysis.(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesWilliam J. Stevenson
Tapping into people.(use of human resources methods to produce planning strategy)Engineering and manufacturing industriesBrien Palmer, Mike Ziemianski
Teach what you preach: Higher education and business: Partners en route to quality.Engineering and manufacturing industriesEverard van Kemenade, Paul Garre
The nominal group technique.(excerpt from 'Root Cause Analysis: Simplified Tools and Techniques')Engineering and manufacturing industriesBjorn Andersen, Tom Fagerhaug
The past, present and future direction of aerospace quality standards.Engineering and manufacturing industriesDale K. Gordon
The power of quality thinking in sales and management.Engineering and manufacturing industriesPaul Selden
Tire failures, SUV rollovers put quality on trial.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSusan Daniels
TL 9000-An update on the metrics process: Validation of training, registration and metrics completed.Engineering and manufacturing industriesSandford Liebesman
Too many types of quality problems.(problem solving techniques)Engineering and manufacturing industriesGerald Smith
TQM's human resource component: lack of attention can inhibit effective implementation.(total quality management)Engineering and manufacturing industriesChristopher M. Lowery, Nicholas A. Beadles II, James B. Carpenter
Turning CFOs into quality champions: show link to enhanced revenue and higher margins.(chief financial officers)Engineering and manufacturing industriesJohn Goodman, Pat O'Brien, Eden Segal
Understanding the hierarchy of process control.Engineering and manufacturing industriesPeter E. Pylipow
Using calibration in an office environment.(quality management techniques)Engineering and manufacturing industriesLeda Kydoniefs, Carl Lindblom
Using corrective action to make matters worse.(quality control)Engineering and manufacturing industriesWallace Davis III
Why QS-9000 was developed and what's in its future.(quality standards in the automotive industry)Engineering and manufacturing industriesDan Reid
Will ISO 9001 still apply for the medical device industry?Engineering and manufacturing industriesJoe Tsiakals
Will quality find a home in the White House?(quality in government, presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush)Engineering and manufacturing industries 
You don't have to be awful to be a statistician, but it helps: Using experimental design to perfect products and processes.Engineering and manufacturing industriesLynne B. Hare
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