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The COVID pandemic has changed the way we work. As part of strategies to prevent infections, many organizations ...
Eileen Serrano
Aug '20
Daniel Zrymiak
Aug '20
As I am working remotely from home, the safeguards relate to the steps taken as an individual citizen and ...
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Douglas Wood
Jul '20
Daniel Zrymiak
Jul '20
Hi Douglas Wood
This is the most impressive bibliography I have seen for a myASQ post. Congratulations on such a ...
This is the most impressive bibliography I have seen for a myASQ post. Congratulations on such a ...
Timothy King
Jul '20
Nice article Doug. Robust is the right word. Robust means to me both effectiveness and value return.
I like the we ...
I like the we ...
Douglas Wood
Jul '20
In the interest of brevity, I did not mention Hans Rosling's book Factfulness. He echos Kahneman, and adds some key ...
Douglas Wood
Jul '20
I like the process turtle diagram. There are many 'tools' we know in quality that are powerful aids in general ...
Grace Duffy
Jul '20
I agree with my colleagues that this is a well thought out and written message. Thank you, Doug. I like the idea of ...
Timothy King
Jul '20
OK, here is a question I would love to hear back on:
Has anyone seen what they consider "best practice" in managing ...
Has anyone seen what they consider "best practice" in managing ...
Girish Trehan
Jul '20
The risk based process excellence has multiple approaches for robustness.
Here are my two cents about PFMEA. ...
Here are my two cents about PFMEA. ...
Patrick Bryant
Jul '20
Following.
Mr. King, this is a great question. My organization is resistant to changes in this regard, having ...
Mr. King, this is a great question. My organization is resistant to changes in this regard, having ...
Douglas Wood
Jul '20
Mr. Bryant,
I sympathize. I do have a few ideas that may help, if you have not done them already. First, during or ...
I sympathize. I do have a few ideas that may help, if you have not done them already. First, during or ...
Douglas Wood
Jul '20
Mr. Trehan,
In your experience, have you seen where a firm sets a 'magic line' for the RPN in FMEA, and says anything ...
In your experience, have you seen where a firm sets a 'magic line' for the RPN in FMEA, and says anything ...
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How well does your company culture embrace the concept of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)…or have they forgotten what ...
Kathleen Labedz
Jul '20
Daniel Zrymiak
Jul '20
I think that different methods embrace PDCA in their own fashion. Agile and Sprints are managed in a cyclical way ...
James Troeger
Jul '20
Hi Katie,
Thank you for sharing this PDCA refresher. Your opening sentence rings very true with me on a personal ...
Thank you for sharing this PDCA refresher. Your opening sentence rings very true with me on a personal ...
Damir Azimov
Jul '20
Hi Katie ,
My field is pharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceuticals and most recently cosmetic industry . I found ...
My field is pharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceuticals and most recently cosmetic industry . I found ...
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Greetings ASQ Members,
Would anyone have suggestions on tools/tips for developing a risk based approach to ...
Would anyone have suggestions on tools/tips for developing a risk based approach to ...
Wayner Williams
Oct '19
Girish Trehan
Oct '19
Hi Wayner,
The Aspect Failure Mode Effect Analysis, a FMEA based tool can be used for risk based implementation.
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The Aspect Failure Mode Effect Analysis, a FMEA based tool can be used for risk based implementation.
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Rajesh Babu
Oct '19
FMEA .. its simple to follow and there is provision for constant review and re evaluation of risks
Lisa Shinholster
Oct '19
Good afternoon;
A great resource you may want to consider is Barry Craner. I had the honor of participating in the ...
A great resource you may want to consider is Barry Craner. I had the honor of participating in the ...
Douglas Wood
Apr '20
I am offering a webinar on this in May. Attached is a secure pdf file with more information. Webinar Aplomet RBQA ...
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Hello,
We are a clinical laboratory and in the process of improving our quality indicators. I'm wondering what ...
We are a clinical laboratory and in the process of improving our quality indicators. I'm wondering what ...
Doan-Trinh Nguyen
Mar '20
Daniel Lathro
Mar '20
Hello,
Participating in an external quality or proficiency test program such as EMQN provides data on the whole ...
Participating in an external quality or proficiency test program such as EMQN provides data on the whole ...
Jason Pierson
Mar '20
Benjamin Whitney
Mar '20
I'm not sure whether your lab is a stand-alone lab or is connected to a larger organization, but I would start by ...
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Looking for collaboration on a standard that prescribes gauge management activities in our business
Is anyone ...
Is anyone ...
Barbara Lynch
Feb '20
Ryan Fleser
Feb '20
I work in an industry where we have to meet NSF-14. What paragraph are you looking at?
Barbara Lynch
Feb '20
Hi Ryan,
It is section 9.4.1 and 9.4.2. We are complying with the weekly verification, but it seems excessive. ...
It is section 9.4.1 and 9.4.2. We are complying with the weekly verification, but it seems excessive. ...
Ryan Fleser
Feb '20
7.1.5.2 of ISO9001:2015 talks about calibration, but very light compared to earlier versions of ISO. We treat ...
Barbara Lynch
Mar '20
Hi Ryan,
It is section 9.4.1 and 9.4.2. We are complying with the weekly verification, but it seems excessive. ...
It is section 9.4.1 and 9.4.2. We are complying with the weekly verification, but it seems excessive. ...
Ryan Fleser
Mar '20
Barbara,
As I mentioned earlier - We treat the weekly verification like you described - one block per week. We ...
As I mentioned earlier - We treat the weekly verification like you described - one block per week. We ...
Debra Hay Hampton
Mar '20
ISO 9001 does not address calibration. It tells us to control our monitoring and measuring resources and ensure ...
Ryan Fleser
Mar '20
Debra,
You are absolutely correct that ISO9001 doesn't specify a frequency. I apologize if my earlier comments ...
You are absolutely correct that ISO9001 doesn't specify a frequency. I apologize if my earlier comments ...
Gerald Jones
Mar '20
A common 483 finding is "calibrated instrument used outside of it's calibrated range". It is best to calibrate ...
Larry Cichelli
Mar '20
NIST requires that as a minimum you calibrate at 25%, 50% 75% and 100% of the range of the instrument. This covers the ...
Lattney Jones
Mar '20
Hi, Larry. Can you provide the source for the NIST requirement? Thanks!
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Good afternoon.
As an ASQ member I wish to consult the State of the Art of the Athlete Preparation process, ...
Jairo Guzman Silva
Feb '20
Aimee Siegler
Mar '20
Jairo Guzman Silva the Quality in Athletics Interest group is no longer active, but you can find the work that they ...
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Why does training get a bad wrap when used as a corrective action?
Joe Wojniak
Feb '20
Amanda Foster
Feb '20
I think one reason could be that the term training is unspecific and can mean anything unless defined. If training ...
Molas Sewarto
Feb '20
In my operational practice, I always prohibit to put training as corrective action since prior to assignment of a ...
Susan Gorveatte
Feb '20
Corrective Action is complex. In my experience I have witnessed organizations jump to "retrain" as the only ...
Carin Perretta
Feb '20
I agree with Susan that "retrain" is the knee-jerk response to CAs. I have been taught and now teach to dig deeper. ...
Jairo Velasquez
Feb '20
May it be a cultural factor in the organization? People see the CA as a punishment rather than the gift it is, ...
Byron May
Feb '20
I would say two main reasons: 1) It relegates the corrective action to human memory, with all of its fragility. Six ...
David Husman
Feb '20
Joe, Fundamentally Training gets the bad rap because more often than not it is symptomatic that the Deviation ...
Glen Pullin
Feb '20
Training can be the issue of the larger problem (training process) - most cases not. Ask yourself = does the person ...
Shane Macquarrie
Feb '20
Training, by itself, points to a deficiency in your program.
If you couple training with an assessment and/or ...
Kelly Gau
Feb '20
I agree with the previous responses. The purpose of the investigation is to define the root cause(s). The purpose ...
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Has anyone used CQI-20? Did you find it useful? Is it worth the $200 investment?
Thanks in advance for taking time ...
Thanks in advance for taking time ...
Peggy Milz
Oct '19
William LaFollette
Oct '19
I believe the approach and methodology in CQI-20 is fairly consistent with many other improvement approaches.
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William Sider
Oct '19
Hello Peggy,
The CQI can be pretty useful if you can commit to real problem solving, mostly as a thought generation ...
The CQI can be pretty useful if you can commit to real problem solving, mostly as a thought generation ...
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Eileen Serrano
Aug '19
Enefola Odiba
Aug '19
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to speak on leadership please. Could you send me the proposal format please? I ...
I would like to speak on leadership please. Could you send me the proposal format please? I ...
Douglas Wood
Aug '19
Jeffery Christiaansen
Aug '19
Hi Doug,
Hope all is well with you. I have something I did for the Milwaukee section regarding Force Field Analysis ...
Hope all is well with you. I have something I did for the Milwaukee section regarding Force Field Analysis ...
Douglas Wood
Sep '19
Jeff,
If you wish, fill out our form and we will put you on our webinar list. You can send me an email if this does not ...
If you wish, fill out our form and we will put you on our webinar list. You can send me an email if this does not ...
