Quality Control

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The Crow & the Pitcher… Quality Lessons from Aesop

The Crow & the Pitcher… Quality Lessons from Aesop

Quality Control
We came across an article from Lifehacker the other day discussing childhood fables and other moral stories that are applicable to adults as well. One of the stories shared resonated with us.  It’s Aesop’s The Crow & the Pitcher: The Story: A crow is flying around on an abnormally hot summer day looking for water. He […]
Tips on quality from Bentley

Tips on quality from Bentley

Quality Control
We recently discovered a video discussing quality control at a Bentley Mulsanne factory.  As a 3rd party quality assurance and engineering firm, we do a significant amount of work in the automotive industry.  From TS 16949 audits to product inspections, it’s an industry we know places value on quality. Of course, Bentley is synonymous with quality, representing to […]
Remembering Philip B. Crosby… “Quality is free”

Remembering Philip B. Crosby… “Quality is free”

News/Quality Control
June 18th would have been Philip B. Crosby’s birthday. He lived through 2001 and is internationally recognized for his ideas on quality management practices. Crosby was an engineer at heart. As a quality engineer developing the Pershing Missile, he conceptualized the idea of Zero Defects. Quality is Free likely sits on the bookshelves of many […]
Social Accountability – SA8000 2008-2014 Comparison

Social Accountability – SA8000 2008-2014 Comparison

News/Quality Control
Every five years SAI revises the SA8000 standard in order to ensure its continued relevance and adoptability. This process is conducted in accordance with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards (the Code). Social Accountability International recently discussed this process and offered a side-by-side comparison (2008-2014) for general review. Aside from […]
3 Ways to Use Defect Data to Drive Improvement

3 Ways to Use Defect Data to Drive Improvement

Quality Control
Our quality engineers collect data from supplier locations all over the world, and we encourage our clients to get as much value as possible from our reporting to drive overall improvements and support successful supplier partnerships. Consider the simplified example of conducting weekly pre-shipment inspections of one product at a single supplier site.  The information […]
Quality Tools for Quality of Life

Quality Tools for Quality of Life

Quality Control
Celebrating Chinese New Year (Gong Xi Fa Cai!) has us thinking about resolutions again.  Pro QC’s Communications Director met with local quality professionals recently through the American Society of Quality’s network in the Tampa Bay area and discussed the application of quality tools to quality of life. Highlights from this discussion reveal a compelling case for […]
Successful New Year’s Resolutions – Using Quality Tools

Successful New Year’s Resolutions – Using Quality Tools

Quality Control
Throughout the world, personal resolutions (commitments) are made as the year comes to an end. From ancient Babylonians returning borrowed objects and paying debts to medieval knights taking the “peacock vow” and re-affirming their commitment to chivalry, starting fresh with each New Year is a timeless practice. Surprisingly, it is estimated that as many as […]