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7 QC Tools in 8 Minutes

7 QC Tools in 8 Minutes

Quality Control
Great presentation… Quick and easy way to learn about quality control, the benefits, and the primary tools used in the industry. Graphs Check Sheets Pareto Charts Cause & Effect Scatter Diagrams Histograms Control Charts In addition, we discuss the benefits of quality control on our website .  We also talk quality tools in a few older blog […]
Top 5 Quick & Invaluable Quality Reads for 2013

Top 5 Quick & Invaluable Quality Reads for 2013

Quality Control
A thread in the ASQ LinkedIn group piqued our interest a few months back.  It got us thinking about our favorite quality-related books and provided some excellent insight into a few we haven’t read yet. We know life is busy, but we all know the importance of continuous improvement   Our list of quick and invaluable […]
Incorporating quality tools outside of work

Incorporating quality tools outside of work

Quality Control
In celebration of World Quality Month, the feature story of November’s Quality Progress is “Off the Clock,” which highlights the passion of quality professionals and their tendencies to incorporate quality into their daily lives.  In fact, Jennifer Stepniowski, Pro QC’s Special Project Manager, is included in the article as she discusses using checklists, brainstorming and […]
S.M.A.R.T. quality planning & goal setting…

S.M.A.R.T. quality planning & goal setting…

Quality Control
Planning and goal-setting are certainly two of the most challenging tasks an organization faces.  However you look at it, macro or micro, strategic or tactical, short or long-term, planning seamlessly finds its way into all functions of management. Quality tools, such as flowcharts, fishbone diagrams, histograms, etc. add tremendous and inarguably invaluable assistance with this […]
Managing quality in long distance supply chains

Managing quality in long distance supply chains

Supply chain
Michael L. Hetzel, Pro QC’s VP/Americas, partnered with GlobalAutoIndustry earlier today to share some insight and recommendations regarding managing quality in long-distance supply chains. The seminar, which was hosted by GlobalAutoIndustry.com, touched on a wide range of quality challenges unique to those engaged in international procurement.  Michael reviews the cost issues and various considerations for selecting […]
Learn cause and effect diagrams and more…

Learn cause and effect diagrams and more…

Quality Control
We have found an excellent resource for videos explaining various quality tools.  One of our favorites relates to cause and effect diagrams, but we found the GoogleStorming video quite interesting as well.  There are several other videos relating to quality tools on the Dr. Eugene O’Loughlin YouTube page.  It’s worth checking out! An additional resource for […]