Daily Archives: October 2, 2005

Statistical Techniques for Quality

Posted on October 2, 2005 by John Hunter

A new book, Quality Engineering Applications of Statistical Design, by T. N. Goh, was recently published by Wiley. Links to three previous articles by the author are provided below. Improving on the Six Sigma Paradigm [the broken link was removed] … Continue reading →

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Air Products Strips Out Inefficiencies

Posted on October 2, 2005 by John Hunter

Air Products Strips Out Inefficiencies by Rick Whiting, Information Week: Air Products standardized on continuous-improvement methodologies based on Six Sigma and lean manufacturing five years ago to boost its operating return on net assets, a metric to measure shareholder return … Continue reading →

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Supplier Partnering

Posted on October 2, 2005 by John Hunter

Supplier Partnering: It’s better, it’s longer and it’s not what you think, Rey Elbo (Philippines): This is to teach suppliers who could only continue supplying based on their long-term commitment and involvement to the implementation of basic 5S good housekeeping … Continue reading →

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Innovation and Creative Commons

Posted on October 2, 2005 by John Hunter

Creative Commons is a license that lets the creators of intellectual property clearly define how that property may be used by others. Partially this license is a reaction to the poor way copyright law is being viewed today (see links … Continue reading →

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