An Overview of the Shainin System for Quality Improvement
This paper by Stefan Steiner & Jock MacKay of University of Waterloo, Canada and John Ramberg provides a comprehensive understanding of the Shainin System for improving quality. |
Recovery at Fiat :: The miracle of Turin
What can Detroit's troubled Big Three learn from the miracle of Turin? First, that they should not have been seduced into neglecting their primary business, carmaking. Second, that they could and should have addressed their own operational and product-line problems sooner. Today Detroit may be getting back on the road, but had its bosses been as bold and as honest as Mr Marchionne, they too might already be motoring merrily. |
Ford ties Honda, Toyota in initial quality survey
Ford is in a dead heat with Japan's Toyota and Honda in terms of initial vehicle quality, according to a report based on an annual survey of new vehicle owners conducted for Ford by the RDA Group, a market research firm based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. The study looked at 2008 model cars and trucks from all full-line manufacturers. Drivers were asked to list any problems they had encountered during their first 90 days of ownership. Like the Golden Globes, the RDA study is considered an indicator to J.D. Power's Initial Quality Survey. Last year, Ford had 14 vehicles ranked in the top three of their respective segments, more than any other automaker. |
Quality in Foreign Downstream Manufacturing
Recent quality issues in China are similar to chapter two of a book by James B. Twitchell - Twenty Ads that Shook the World. Twitchell discusses a time in the U.S .around 1900 where over-the-counter medications faced a hurdle with the proliferation of inferior and unsafe remedies. The industry changed as ethical drug manufacturers such as Eli Lilly began to differentiate themselves on the attributes of trust and quality. The key was an integrated supply chain from raw material to end product, which monitored quality throughout the process. |
Sharp dethrones Toyota in (JUSE) quality management ranking
Sharp Corporation rose to the top of a 2007 ranking of manufacturers on efforts to improve product quality, snatching the crown from Toyota Motor Corporation |
Lockheed Martin Presented NASA's Highest Award for Quality
Lockheed Martin was awarded the George M. Low Award, NASA's highest recognition for demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievements in quality and performance on the Mission Support Operations Contract (MSOC). |
China vows hard line on quality, even if hurts exports
China will keep taking tough measures to improve the quality of its products, even if that means exports suffer, Vice Premier Wu Yi said ... |
Counterplan for quality emergencies
China's top quality watchdog is drafting a plan that will offer a prompt and effective response to emergencies arising from poor-quality products. |
Do cheap Chinese goods have to mean trade-off in quality?
Weak supervision is responsible for allowing subpar goods onto American store shelves, says Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who called Sunday for creation of a new Commerce Department import czar to boost regulatory defenses. |
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Nissan Motor Co. opens new field quality center in Japan
Defects aren't something automakers usually like to spotlight. But Nissan Motor Co.'s new plant, opened last month in Atsugi, a town just west of Tokyo, does just that. Nissan is investing $7.3 million in the center, which brings suppliers and developers under one roof to speed response to defects and improve quality. In the past, Nissan did not have a central location where such problems were handled. |
Car poll hails Japanese quality
Japanese cars are the most reliable, the least polluting and the best to own, according to consumer group Which? |
"Quality and Sustainability - the key for
the future of steel"
The steel industry needs to start benchmarking itself against leading global manufacturing and service companies in order to activate its long-term potential, Lakshmi Mittal, President and CEO of ArcelorMittal, said on June 20, 2007. |
Evolve (Indian) national quality standards for statistics: Manmohan (Singh)
Inaugurating the first 'Statistics Day' celebrations on the occasion of the birth anniversary of renowned statistician P.C. Mahalanobis, he emphasised the role of statistics in India's progress towards becoming a knowledge economy to integrate with the international economic order. In such a situation, the hallmark of a country's reputation would be the credibility and transparency of its statistical system. |
'Master Craftsmen' Ensure Lexus' Quality
The indisputable stars of the Tahara plant are the so-called "master craftsmen," the 2,700 veteran workers whose eyes are sharp enough to catch minuscule errors even robots and computers miss, all to ensure Lexus' top-notch quality. Like a judo or karate martial arts class, Toyota has a "dojo," or training studio, where workers are taught how to gauge proper bolt-tightening by the buzz of the mechanized screwdriver, and how to pat the parts into the car on the line with the right touch, like an acupuncturist at work. |
Quality Ratings on Hospitals.
An example highlighting quality of service - this tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. Hospital Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services, and other members of the Hospital Quality Alliance: Improving Care Through Information (HQA). |
Using Quality to Drive Business Growth: A Webinar June 28.
In recent research studies and at the annual quality-focused meetings, the Global Benchmarking Council (GBC) of Best Practices, LLC observed a growing shift in the application of quality tools and the deployment of resources. Businesses are moving quality from the back office to the front lines, from targeting compliance-based gains in productivity and efficiency to driving organic growth. |
Assuring Quality of Analytical
& Measurement Results: IUPAC Role
Over the past 30 years the value of world trade has risen dramatically. In 2005 it amounted to almost USD 17 trillion. A large proportion of this trade is dependent upon chemical analyses, since food, pharmaceutical products, medicines, ores, and chemical products in general represent the largest groups of trading items. To gain acceptance in the trading process, the quality of analytical measurement results needs to be assured and demonstrated. |
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