Fri, 07/26/2013 - 16:24
It’s been said that supply chain risk today is riskier than ever before. Why? Well, there are several reasons.
Supply chains are lengthier. Almost everyone manufacturing anything today must deal with a wild proliferation of suppliers, many of…
Wed, 06/26/2013 - 10:22
Trend conferences are all the rage these days. For those of you who have never attended one, this is an event in which corporate managers gather together their colleagues, their customers, and assorted media types willing to work the rubber-chicken…
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:23
If you call any of us at Quality Digest today, you are going to go straight to voicemail. That’s because the entire team is taking a day away from our regular work to gather, plan, debate, eat, and strategize during the company retreat. This…
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:22
As publisher of Quality Digest Daily, I often take a somewhat dispassionate view of process and performance errors. After all, our typical reader is a quality professional whose job, in part, is to figure out why something went wrong and…
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 16:22
We created a video honoring the role of the quality manager in today’s organizations, based on Paul Harvey’s timeless tribute to the farmer, which debuted at the 2013 Super Bowl.
Today’s quality professionals hold a special place in the hearts of…
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 13:54
Before I begin this column, I want to offer a heads-up to those who believe that Quality Digest Daily should only cover standards, test and measurement equipment, performance excellence methodologies, and the like. This will not be a piece related…
Tue, 06/19/2012 - 10:44
In recent weeks, you have likely heard a lot of chatter about various conventions, conferences, trade shows, and expos. (A rose by any other name....) If you’re sitting there thinking, “Yeah, and you’re one of the chatterboxes,” I’ll respond, “…
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 12:59
This has been a fun week for us at Quality Digest, as we’ve had a chance to support World Metrology Week and one of our long-standing partners, the Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS). As many of you know, the CMS is the organization behind the…
Wed, 10/26/2011 - 11:01
As with enlightenment, there are many paths to quality improvement. Trade shows, seminars, and live video demos are all effective ways to keep on top of the latest developments in the industry. User conferences are another great option,…
Tue, 08/02/2011 - 16:29
From the minute I arrived on site, I knew that this would be a Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference unlike any other. First of all, it was in Phoenix… in July. So, the 100-plus-degree temperature wasn’t unexpected; the humidity, on the other hand…