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Featured Articles This Month                                

We now have 101 articles featured below that were written by our members and lecturers as outlined below. 

 

Writing an article is beneficial for many ways.  See more on our author guidelines page.

 

This month we've added the following items to our library: 

 

San Diego Mfg. Industry Report for 2009

by Michele Nash-Hoff  

Adobe pdf file (273kb) free reader link below

 

This annual report highlights San Diego manufacturing company moves for 2009.       

 


Articles Written by Sect. Members & Lecturers      

(Articles below are in reverse chronological order)

# Title of Article File Type Author 

Featured

Comments
101

 

"San Diego Mfg. Industry Report for 2009"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (273kb); free reader link at page bottom

Michele Nash-Hoff  mnash-hoff@cact-sd.org

http://www.cact.org/ 

 

January 2009

This annual report highlights San Diego manufacturing company moves for 2009.       
100

 

"CRE References"

 

Adobe Acrobat file (32kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

November 2009

Hank's large collection of resources that he's listed in the attached file.  Our section thanks Hank for all his efforts to help our section.     
99

"Should I Transform My Data?

MS Word Doc (29kb)

By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

November 2009

Dr. Flaig digs deeper into articles published in Quality Digest by Don Wheeler and Forrest Breyfogle.  Is transforming your data the right thing to do?
98

 

"Reliability Engineering Part 14"

 

Adobe Acrobat file (215kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

August 2009

A compilation of life data calculation methods and examples meant to be used as a reference tool for certified reliability engineers.  
97

"The Process Is Out of Control

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

June 2009

Bisgaard's article in Quality Engineering [Bisgaard, 2008] argues that R.A. Fisher in 1925 published a paper showing that DOE is able to extract meaningful inferences from systems that were not in a state of statistical control.
96

"Sample-Wise Republished

Adobe Acrobat file (139kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Kim Niles

officer of section 703  

June 2009

Selecting the correct sample size is often the most difficult aspect of any project. Rules of thumb are important because they promote discussion that facilitates the selection of an optimal sample size... 
95

 

"Are You Curious Enough to Listen?"

 

 

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Gregg Oliver, 

officer of section 703  

April 2009

My most interesting conversations happen when someone I respect holds a different opinion than I and we have the same facts. That’s when I get to ask questions about how they INTERPRET the facts, and I learn so much more.
94

 

"Surviving Tough Economic Times

 

Adobe Acrobat file (63kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

February 2009

Right now times are tough for every working man and woman. Whether you are employed in a high tech, low tech or service industry, job security is no longer what it used to be and new jobs are hard to find.  Here are a few useful tips on to how to weather the economic storm. 

93

 

"Baseball Sampling Stats

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By John Haury, Ph.D., CQM, CQE, Senior Consultant, PQC Consulting, Inc. www.pqcconsulting.com

January  2009

Dr. John Haury was our excellent speaker in November for the Food & Drug discussion group meeting on Sampling Plans.  This article attempts to explain how sampling works by examining baseball probabilities.  

92

 

"Decision Making"

 

 

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Gregg Oliver, 

officer of section 703  

October 2008

There are generally four ways to make a decision in business, with minor variations depending upon which text you read.  This article reviews these four methods and provides additional comments for using them.   
91

 

"Reliability Engineering Part 13"

 

Adobe Acrobat file (121kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

September 2008

The previous section on modeling and prediction described reliability modeling of basic series and parallel systems and some more complex system structures. In this section we will review component/system redundancies in general.
90

"Indeterminate Measurements"

Adobe Acrobat file (517kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Kim Niles

officer of section 703  

August 2008

Recent Spring cleaning exposed this old CSUDH MSQA Measurment's class term paper I wrote in 1999. It still seems to apply to our Quality efforts of today so I thought I'd share it with you.  Let me know what you think of it.    
89

 

"Influence vs. Pursuasion & the 9 Laws"

 

 

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Gregg Oliver, 

officer of section 703  

June 2008

Persuasion is something that occurs between just two people, is generally unidirectional, and deals more with emotion than reason. Influence is something that occurs between groups larger than just two people, can be multi directional, and deals more with reason than emotion.  There are 9 laws of persuasion, read on for more ... 
88

"Does DOE Require a Stable Process?"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

May 2008

Bisgaard's article in Quality Engineering [Bisgaard, 2008] argues that R.A. Fisher in 1925 published a paper showing that DOE is able to extract meaningful inferences from systems that were not in a state of statistical control.
87

 

"Bargaining With Benjamin"

 

 

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Gregg Oliver, 

officer of section 703  

February 2008

Benjamin Franklin was a very good persuader. His style was to win people over slowly and, often, indirectly. Franklin would say that, if you don’t win the bargain today, go after it again tomorrow.
86

 

"San Diego Mfg. Industry Report for 2007"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (79kb); free reader link at page bottom

Michele Nash-Hoff  mnash-hoff@cact-sd.org

http://www.cact.org/ 

 

January 2008

This is a continuation of her June article outlining San Diego manufacturing company moves for 2007
85

 

"The Copernican Principle"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (42kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

December, 2007

Chaos theory (dynamical systems are chaotically unstable) and ... Therefore all predictions about the future must be made in terms of probability of outcomes of future observations.
84

 

"ISO 9001:2009 1st Draft Assessment"

 

MS Word file (60kb)

Rich Rand, Section 708

October 2007

ISO released a first draft copy of what could become the successor of the ISO 9001:2000 standards currently in use.  No drastic change in format, substance, or content was evident.  Most changes were in wording and the addition of notes.  Here's a list of what I found.  
83

 

"Reliability Engineering - Part 12"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (78kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

September 2007

Reliability modeling is a technique used to evaluate and predict the reliability of products and systems, including their components and sub-systems. 
82

 

"Be Careful What You Measure"

 

26kb Pdf file; reader link at page bottom

Jim Cochran, MSPM, Section 708 Member

August 2007

This is a student paper written for a quality measurement class in support of a Masters Degree in Quality Science from CSUDH.  The premise of the paper is that collecting and reporting the wrong metrics can have unintended consequences for an organization.
81

 

"PPAP: A Living Article"

 

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By Amy Millimen and Kim Niles

July 2007

PPAP is an acronym for Production Part Approval Process [pronounced ‘P - Pap] Initially developed by AIAG (Auto Industry Action Group), PPAP has now spread to just about every other industry. PPAP is used to formally reduce risks prior to product or service release, in a team oriented manner using well established tools and techniques.
80

 

"San Diego Mfg. Industry Report"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (89kb); free reader link at page bottom

Michele Nash-Hoff  mnash-hoff@cact-sd.org

http://www.cact.org/ 

 

June 2007

According to the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Economic Bulletin Vol. 55, No. 2, the loss of manufacturing jobs diminished in recent years so that “after losing 19,700 jobs between 1999 and 2004, a loss of about 3,300 jobs per year, a net loss of only 100 jobs were lost in 2005 while 800 are estimated to have been lost in 2006.”
79

 

"Tech Sector Salary Evaluation"

 

MS Word file - 36kb

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

May 2007

The average technology worker nationwide earns $75,500. This is 86 percent more than the average wage earned in the private sector.   California's tech workers are the highest paid nationwide, averaging $95K.   
78

 

"Reliability Part11 -HaltHass"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (176kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

March 2007

Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) are different from standard life testing.
77

The "GODFATHER" Speaks: an Interview about Changes in the Workforce

MS Word file - 24kb

By Stacy Apostol, Member, & Officer.  

February 2007

Mr. Bernie Kulchin was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by San Diego’s Chapter of the Society for Human Resources.  He was gracious enough to meet with me to answer some fundamental questions about how people affect quality.  

76

 

"Reliability Testing Part 10"

 

 

Adobe Acrobat file (298kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

January 2007

This is the third article in a series of articles on Reliability Testing.  This article highlights the Inverse Power Law Model.
75

"New Classification of DOE Factors"

(194kb Word file)
 

By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

December 2006

Some factors that are classified as controllable are actually only semi-controllable. In this paper the classic variable structure is extended to controllable, semi-controllable, and uncontrollable. 
74

"Reliability Part 9 - TestingB"

Adobe Acrobat file (419kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

October 2006

 In order to obtain the needed reliability information in a timely manner we must compress the test “time-line” (hours, miles, use-rate, cycles, etc.). In this article we will review how this can be done using Accelerated Life Testing methods.
73

"Talent Crises - Lean Six Sigma"

(35kb Word file)
 

By Timothy Noble - Managing Principal of The Avery Point Group, Inc.

September 2006

Even with a modest two percent economic growth rate over the next 15 years, demand for critical talent could increase by as much as a third, creating a “war” for critical talent. Lean and Six Sigma will be part of the solution to this problem.
72

"Reliability Part 8 - Testing"

Adobe Acrobat file (91kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

August 2006

Reliability tests are performed to ensure new designs, products, and systems meet performance requirements including quality, reliability, safety, and if applicable, regulatory requirements.
71

"What is 5... or 6S? - A Living Paper"

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By Amy Millimen, Gregg Oliver, and Kim Niles

June 2006

5S ... or 6S when special attention is added for safety, is a method used to help us make our workplace safe, clean, neat and organized. It embeds quality into the workforce.
70

"Reliability Part 7- Confidence Intervals"

Adobe Acrobat file (185kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

Apr. 2006

A confidence interval gives an estimated range of values, which is likely to include an unknown population parameter, the estimated range being calculated from a given set of sample data.
69

"Reliability Part 6- Weibull Analysis"

Adobe Acrobat file (1100kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

Mar. 2006

Data interpretation is an important part of performing Reliability analyses. Can the data be described best by a Weibull distribution, Log-normal or any other distribution? Graphical analysis of the data (data plotting) provides for quick answers.
68

"Reliability Part 5- Weibull Analysis"

Adobe Acrobat file (118kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Fellow Member, & Officer.  

Nov. 2005

The topic of Weibull analysis is considered a “must know” for reliability engineers. You can expect many Weibull related questions on the CRE exam. Complete books have been written on Weibull so this is merely scratching the surface.
67

"Variation Types"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

Oct. 2005

There's confusion with regard to the classification of the causes of variation, some believe that points outside the control limits of an SPC chart are the always special causes and those inside are common causes. Others believe control limits should always be set at three standard deviations. Both beliefs are incorrect.
66

"Six Sigma, a Fad?"

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By Timothy Noble - Managing Principal of The Avery Point Group, Inc.

Sept. 2005

A recent write up in Quality Progress about Tim Nobel's investigation into whether Six Sigma is a fad or not has him excited about Six Sigma. Since he's been doing business with some of our members ... he's agreed to share his findings with us.
65

"Advantages of the CRE"

Adobe Acrobat file (89kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

June 2005

Despite the new mantra that says, “Every one is responsible for Quality,” the demand for Quality Professionals has never been so great. To find certified Reliability Engineers seems to be particularly difficult. ... Today, there are only 3200 ASQ certified Reliability Engineers in the whole world!
64

"Situational Leadership"

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By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

May 2005

It’s important for us as workers, supervisors, students, or parents, to understand the stages we all go through as we learn new things... to provide the right type of feedback, in the right amounts, at the right time.
63

"Why Doesn’t My Old   Resume Work Anymore?"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

Apr 2005

 If your last job search prior to 2001, you may be in for a rude awakening. You might be surprised to find that your old resume, which worked well for you before, is no longer attracting employers, headhunters and corporate recruiters.
62

"Experimental Test Strategy For Six Sigma

Levels of Process Improvement"

Republished with permission from SAMPE ISTC36 Proceedings

By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

Mar 2005

This paper introduces a new test strategy & methodology entitled Statistical Process Accounting (SPA) that facilitates Six Sigma's need to understand a process as a whole.
61

"Baby Boomers, Beware! Don’t Let Your Resume Date You!"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

Mar 2005

 If you’re feeling symptoms of age discrimination, you should know that your resume could be the culprit, categorizing you as out of date and over the hill.
60

"Weak Link Job Tips"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

Feb 2005

A chain is only as effective as its weakest link.   By analyzing your chain of job search skills, you can build a stronger chain, one that can stand up to any test. There are three critical links in your job search chain.
59

"Traffic Light SPC"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

Feb 2005

SPC is often simplified using the stop light approach. This article reviews statistical ramifications for using this approach.
58 "California Schools Receive Quality Ratings"

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By Stacy Apostol, Member, & Officer.  

January 2005

In October, 2004, GreatSchools.net surveyed parents about what areas needed improvement at their children’s schools. This article reviews the top five concerns of the 688 parents polled.
57

"Correlation Quiz"

Adobe Acrobat file (143kb); free reader link at page bottom

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

January 2005

Send me your answers to my email address at hposters@hotmail.com. The object of the quiz is to correctly pair up the questions with the answers.
56 Special feature in Quality Progress Magazine about our member Pete Babich Link to QP magazine and other links More about Pete can be found on his website at http://www.tqe.com/babich.html
Pete also keeps a few white papers available at http://www.tqe.com/whitepr.html 
 

Nov. 2004

Quality Progress write up one of our members as being an unsung quality hero.  See page 80 of the November Quality Progress at the top or follow this link.
55

"... Test Plans /

Test Protocol ...  Including Free Spreadsheet Template"

Html published by iSixSigma By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

Oct. 2004

Test plans, which outline requirements, activities, resources, documentation and schedules, are an important part of performing an experiment. They save time and money, help get the best results and facilitate speedy test report writing.
54

"Resume Response Tips"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

Sep 2004

If you want to be sure that your resume is being seen by a real person who can offer you a real job, utilize the three resume response rules to make sure your resume gets the attention it deserves!
53

"Bell Curve Not Random?"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

Aug 2004

The notion that if data from a process has a “bell shaped” histogram, then the system is experiencing only common cause variation is incorrect.
52 "Recertification Advice Rev.B"

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By Rich Ostrin, Member, & Officer.  

Aug 2004

This article provides some recertification advice from our section expert and coordinator of the subject.
51

"Resume Format Selection"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

July 2004

If your resume isn't generating interviews for you, you might be using a less-than-effective resume format.
50 "Calibration of Subjective Valuation Systems"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

July 2004

How can we be sure that our subjective measurement systems are calibrated?
49 "Lean Six Sigma Presentation Slides" PowerPoint file, 450kb; warning may be slow download By Sally Ulman
 
June 2004 Slides from our highly successful  joint meeting with SMTA.  See http://www.variancereduction.com.
48

"Making a Difference from Where You Are"

pdf file on In2:InThinking Network

By Ed Chaplin
(see bio)

June 2004

We human beings create many of our problems, we do not see that we do so and we actively resist when this is pointed out to us.
47

"...Case History of Microbial Influences ..."

PowerPoint file, 450kb; warning may be slow download By Sally Ulman
 
May 2004 The history, current status and related cost savings of the optimization of the Lost Hills water handling system are presented.
46

"Interview Questions"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

May 2004

Often the greatest interview anxiety focuses on trying to anticipate all the correct answers to interview questions.
45

"Electronic Resume Marketing Tips"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

March 2004

It’s important to understand the different options available to increase the exposure of your resume.
44

"Deming Case Studies - A Living Paper"

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By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

March & April 2004

Revised Nov. 2005

This is a living paper. Send us one paragraph on what Deming means to you, or your experiences related to one the 14 points, etc. 
43

"Don’t Sabotage Your Job Search with False Assumptions"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

February 2004

Cut your job search time by knowing the truth about the job market and learning how to combat 5 assumptions.
42

"Four Ways to "Fix" a Process"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

January 2004

when faced with a difficult process problem “you can either fix the process or fix the numbers”...
41

"New Year's Resume Checkup"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

January 2004

This article asks five questions designed to help you focus your resume for even better results in the new year.
40 "Process Improvement Prerequisites"re-published with permission from ASQ's Six Sigma Forum. Adobe Acrobat file (49kb); free reader link at bottom of page By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

December 2003

Before a process can improve, it should first be defined, measured, understood, and held in control.
39

"Job Interview Bloopers"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

December 2003

Learn from the mistakes of others and avoid the top 10 worst interview blunders.
38 "Probability 101"

Adobe Acrobat file (225kb); free reader link at page bottom.

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

November 2003

This article reviews Probability rules, properties, applications, Venn diagrams, and case studies. 
37

"Job Search Hermit"

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By Deborah Walker, CCMC

November 2003

One symptom of job search discouragement is the tendency to avoid other people... the “hermit” phase.
36

"Ethics Part Two: Moments of Truth"

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By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

October 2003

Opportunities to demonstrate personal commitment to ethical principles are called “Moments of Truth”.
35

"Economics of Projects"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

October 2003

Discussion and mathematical derivation of project synergy with respect to interaction effects between improvement projects and their combined effect on profits.
34

"Audit Decision Making"

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September 2003

 Determining differences between a major non-conformance, minor non-conformance, and or observation.
33 "Most Practical DOE Explained - Including Free Spreadsheet Template" Html published by iSixSigma By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

September 2003

Free spreadsheet with a 2^3 Full Factorial array showing the math calculations. Generic steps, precautions, and additional advice are included.
32

"Importance of Ethics in Business"

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By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

August 2003

Why do highly educated, successful, and business savvy corporate professionals at Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and Adelphia get themselves into such a big mess?
31

"Strategic vs. Random Sampling"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

July 2003

Traditional sampling theory assumes random defects which isn't often true as with clustered special cause defects.  The strategic sampling approach is explored.   
30 "Six Sigma and DOE Implementation" re-published with permission from ASQ's Six Sigma Forum, Master Black Belt Section. Adobe Acrobat file (22kb); free reader link at bottom of page By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

June 2003

The Six Sigma environment naturally facilitates implementation of intimidating statistical tools such as Design of Experiments (DOE).
29 "Job Interview Tips" Html on our site

Employees of MLS Technologies

June 2003

Interviewing tips re-published with permission from a local quality recruiter, MLS Technologies.
28 "Lost Work Advice - Living Paper" Html on our site By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

May 2003

This living article highlights 10 pieces of lost work advice that have been personally tested in several painful situations..... <smile>.
27

"The Process Performance Metric Pp"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

May 2003

Highlights of a recent discussion about using Pp and Ppk for process performance metrics.
26

"Estimating the Process Sigma"

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By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

April 2003

SPC ... yielding best estimates of sigma.
25

"DOE Quiz #2"

Adobe Acrobat file (136kb); free reader link at bottom of page

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

March

2003

Accept the challenge.  Anyone who completes the quiz will receive the correct answers with explanations and discussions.   
24 "Recertification Advice"

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By Rich Ostrin, Member, & Officer.  

March

2003

This article provides some recertification advice from our section expert and coordinator of the subject.
23

"DOE Quiz #1"

 

Adobe Acrobat file (89kb); free reader link at bottom of page

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member, & Officer.  

February 2003

This Design of Experiments (DOE) quiz is really tough so a score of 50% is a good one.  
22

When to Recalculate Control Limits

Html published by iSixSigma By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

January 2003

A simple decision matrix for when to Re-compute control limits. 
21

"Have you seen TRIZ in the Quality Forest?"

Html on our site By Bob Conlin, Member and Six Sigma Black Belt

December 2002

Problem-solving system that can drive innovation, analyze failures, predict failures, and enable you to not only plan for the future,
20

"Organizational Cultures"

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By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member & Officer.  

November 2002

Review of American vs. European Business Cultures
19

"To Use a Mean or Individuals Control Chart "

Html on our site By John J. Flaig, Ph.D. - July 2002 Speaker

November 2002

Discussion of advantages and disadvantages
18

"Evaluating Job Opportunities 

with the Decision Matrix"

Html on our site George Colberg

November 2002

Use professional and personal goals and a Decision Matrix to rank each opportunity. 
17

"Run Tests For Control Charts"

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October 2002

Rules for SPC

16

"Ten Responsibilities Leaders Cannot Delegate"

HTML published by Odegard Labs  Section Member Frode L. Ødegård October 2002 10 things leaders cannot delegate to others.
15

"Auditing: A Living Paper

Html on our site By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

September 2002

A compendium of auditing notes
14

"Focusing the Organization: Drivers & Destinations"

HTML published by Odegard Labs  Section Member Frode L. Ødegård

August 2002

Leaders can improve the organization's focus.  

13

"Process Capability Sensitivity Analysis"

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July 2002

Mathematical Derivation of Distribution Sensitivities

12

"Characterizing the Measurement Process"

Html published by iSixSigma By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

June 2002

Measuring Your  Measurements / MSA Notes

11

"Process Capability Analysis: A

Living Paper" 

HTML Featured by  Quality Progress Mag. March 2001

By Kim Niles, et.al.

Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

May 2002

CpK Notes & Formulas

10

Hypothesis Testing Part 3

Adobe Acrobat file (92kb); free reader link at bottom of page

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member & Officer.  

 

April 2002

Sample Size Determination.  

9

Statistical Distributions - A Living Paper

HTML Featured by  Quality Progress Mag. March 2001

By Kim Niles, et.al.

Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

March 2002

Living paper currently outlining 28 different statistical distribution types.

8

Maximize Six Sigma Team Performance 

Html published by iSixSigma By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer February 2002

Generic Human Considerations & Metrics

7

Hypothesis

Testing Part 2

Adobe Acrobat file (110kb); free reader link at bottom of page

By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member & Officer.  

  January 2002

Examples of statistical comparison tests.  

6

What's New With Quality?

Html on our site By Major George Durgin;  U. S. Army, Retired;  Member and Officer. Dec 2001

A look into the past, present, and future of quality.

5

Certification and A Tale of Two Cities 

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By Major George Durgin;  U. S. Army, Retired;  Member and Officer.

October 2001

A story discussing the 100% success rate of our section's refresher course classes. 

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Six Sigma via Context  

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By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer

October 2001

Often overlooked but key to Quality

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What Makes Six Sigma Work   

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By Kim Niles, Member, Officer, & Delta Design Quality Engineer 

October 2001

 Key Points of Six Sigma

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Hypothesis

Testing Part 1

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By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member & Officer.

September 2001

Basic Overview. 

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Taking a Sample

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By Henry Posters, PE, CQE, CRE, CQM, Member & Officer.  

August 2001

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Books Written by Our Section Members                

 

Can American Manufacturing be Saved?

Can American Manufacturing Be Saved?;  By: Michele Nash-Hoff

  • Shows the development and growth of American manufacturing 

  • It shows the detrimental effects of outsourcing manufacturing offshore 

  • The book briefly considers the effect that industrialization is having on China and India with regard to their environment and the working conditions for workers.

  • It provides an analysis of the contribution manufacturing makes to economy of the United States and maintaining its position as a “super power.”  

  • It presents specific strategies for manufacturers to use to help save themselves 

  • Everyone who reads this book will have a better understanding of the importance of manufacturing to the U. S. economy and will be motivated to do what they can to participate in saving manufacturing in America and preserving our pre-eminent role in the global economy.

For more see http://www.savingusmanufacturing.com/.  Note that member Kim Niles wrote part of one of the chapters in this book.

 

The Kaizen Event Planner with Electronic Worksheets;  By: Karen Martin and Mike Osterling

Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office, Service, and Technical Environments is a practical, how-to guide for planning, executing, and sustaining rapid improvements in office, service, and technical environments. Geared to continuous improvement professionals and leadership teams, this book provides the methodology and practical tools for generating measurable results, while building a motivated workforce and creating a culture with an integrated focus on customer value, quality, cost, and service. Coupled with a CD containing 15 interactive standard work tools for planning, executing, and sustaining rapid improvements.  For more see Productivity Press  or Karen's website.

Customer Driven Healthcare: QFD for Process Improvement and Cost Reduction;  By: Chaplin, Ed and Terninko, John

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is one of the most powerful approaches to delivering value to customers. Businesses of all types have been using the tools and techniques of QFD to identify critical customer needs and design initiatives that will satisfy customers while staying ahead of the competition. This book first explains QFD, then demonstrates how to apply this knowledge to healthcare.

Hoshin Handbook

Hoshin Handbook, Second Edition
By Pete BabichISBN: 0965186105

A step by step guide for new users of Hoshin Planning. You can read other books describing the power of Hoshin Kanri, but this book explains how its done.

Interpreting ISO 9001:2000 with Statistical Methodology
Lamprecht, James L.

This book is geared toward those who want to understand the ISO 9001:2000 standard and emphasize statistical methodology. This guide contains 15 detailed statistical examples related to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. Your understanding of the standard will be balanced with more than a dozen non-statistical examples, including tables, sample forms and questionnaires.

ISO 9000 & the Service Sector: A Critical Interpretation of '94 Revs.
Lamprecht, James L.

This book presents a critical review of the ISO 9000-9004 series of quality standards as they relate to service organizations. Industry-specific examples show how each paragraph of the ISO 9000-9004 models can be interpreted to reach a more rational and analytical decision and help facilitate an eventual implementation of the standards series to your particular service industry.

  Quality & Power in the Supply Chain: What Industry does for the Sake of Quality
Lamprecht, James L.

This book addresses a vital aspect of Supply-Chain Management, one of today's hottest management topics. From a widely and internationally published quality author and professional, this book reconciles two divergent worlds for the beleaguered quality manager. The first is that of quality and managerial fads, promoted by quality professionals and the quality 'industry' - with its seminars, certification programs and the pressures of an ever increasing number of international standards, state and national legislation and powerful corporations. The second is a virtual antithesis to this world of mission statements, quality policies, procedures and statistical techniques, and is embodied in the international phenomenon that is the Dilbert (TM) cartoon strip. Across America and Europe millions of ordinary employees revel in the truths that are exposed concerning corporate absurdities and a blind reliance upon acronym-laden quick-fixes.

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Lessons to Be Learned Just in Time

by James J. Cammarano

By tracing the evolution of JIT manufacturing from Henry Ford to the Japanese and relating how he applied JIT philosophies to a manufacturing plant in trouble, manufacturing expert Jim Cammarano demonstrates that JIT is for real. The stories of his real-world battles and successes and his common sense view of manufacturing and management will help you learn how your company can become a more productive, world-class manufacturer.

 

GMP & ISO Compliance

 

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