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Meet our team…

Meet our team…

Pro QC
One of the most popular articles in our quarterly newsletter is “Get Acquainted”, where we introduce someone on our team and discuss their role within the organization, as well as their backgrounds and interests. Due to the popularity of this content, we have also incorporated a “The Team” photo folder on our Facebook page so clients and […]
Why quality, why now?

Why quality, why now?

Quality Control
Why quality? At the end of the day, successfully incorporating quality into corporate-wide practices will cost you less, not more, and reap some fairly distinguishable benefits, like… A decrease in costs due to less reworking, consequently producing less scrap Social responsibility (they go hand-in-hand) An improvement in productivity due to less time spent on reworking An improvement […]
Acceptance sampling isn’t scary

Acceptance sampling isn’t scary

Quality Control
As it turns out, a significant number of people find the Pro QC site searching for sampling and sampling related terms such as ANSI Z1.4 or MIL-STD-105E  (no longer in use).  In speaking with organizations, I’ve also detected a certain level of fear regarding how to approach an acceptance sampling strategy. Fear is unnecessary… In […]
Supply chain management basics

Supply chain management basics

Supply chain
I recently stumbled on a series of videos produced by Arizona State University and the W.P Carey School of Business’ Department of Supply Chain Management (ASU-WPC-SCM) relating to the basics of SCM.  While basic in nature, the series is well organized and appears to piece together SCM quite well.  As a refresher, I think these […]
Aerosonic’s journey to all things lean…

Aerosonic’s journey to all things lean…

Pro QC
An open invitation recently went out via the ASQ Tampa-St. Petersburg LinkedIn Group regarding an upcoming APICS meeting that would include a plant tour of Aerosonic Corporation.  I grew up with Aerosonic right around the corner, so I couldn’t resist the opportunity to poke around and learn more about they do. It turns out that […]
Remembering ASQ’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement

Remembering ASQ’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement

Pro QC
The American Society for Quality posted this to Facebook today, and I couldn’t help but reminisce my own experience at the show earlier this year.  More information from my time at the conference is noted in my blog.  The passion ASQ members have for their industries and quality, in general, was inspiring, and it makes me very […]
How do you select the right suppliers?

How do you select the right suppliers?

Sourcing/Supply chain
Selecting suppliers is undoubtedly one of the most challenging tasks organizations contend with.  Between finding, evaluating and selecting suppliers that will meet existing needs with room to grow doesn’t have to be an arduous process.  While requirements do vary greatly depending on industry, company size, demand, etc., the process of supplier selection can be simplified using a […]
Global Sources China & India Sourcing Fair (Dubai)

Global Sources China & India Sourcing Fair (Dubai)

Sourcing
Bruno Singier, Pro QC’s Marketing Manager for Europe and Asia, and Ruei Chen traveled to Dubai earlier this month for the Global Sources China and India Sourcing Fair.  The show was held between May 31st and June 2nd at the International Convention and Exhibition Center. Our booth was well located, at the main entrance of […]
Raising the Voice of Quality: A 5W2H Approach

Raising the Voice of Quality: A 5W2H Approach

Quality Control
Last night, I had the distinct pleasure of attending and presenting at the local ASQ Section 1508 meeting over in St. Petersburg, Florida.   I had originally planned to discuss a prior article relating to quality misconceptions but later shifted the topic over to “Raising the Voice of Quality.” After attending the World Quality Conference […]