Monthly Archives: October 2013

#29 – SPACE TOURISM – PAUL KOSTEK

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Paul Kostek PixAfter writing several articles about topics  related to medical devices and big data, thought I’d explore a new area, risk and space tourism.

Though I will include one interesting note about medical devices, on the October 20th episode of 60 Minutes former VP Dick Cheney admitted that he had the external programming capability for his defibrillator turned off to prevent it from being hacked.  So, even as people question the possibility of this occurring we have a real world example of the steps taken to prevent this from happening.  Think risk mitigation. Continue reading →

ZEN OF EVERYDAY LIFE – UMBERTO TUNESI

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Umberto Tunesi pixWhen the first year’s frost freezes cabbage, that’s Halloween time.  I don’t know how people adjust their Halloween clock if they don’t live where cabbage don’t freeze.

You have certainly heard of Zen: Zen and the art of meditation, Zen and the art of making tea, Zen and the art of maintaing a motorbike, and so on.  N ow, news have spread that Zen can even be applied to the arts of management. Continue reading →

#29 – VALUE ADDED AUDITING(R) – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins pixI wrote this piece 11 years ago and it was published by Quality Digest in July 2002.  It seems still relevant:

Why have so few companies registered to ISO 9001 – 2000?  Quality Digest in its July 2002 reported that “the actual figure (of companies that have transitioned) is probably 8 to 10 percent.”[i]   Companies now have a little more than a year to transition to the new standard.  One major reason for the slow transition may be the perceived value for transitioning to ISO 9001 – 2000 is not sufficiently compelling in these economic slow times. Continue reading →

#29 – KEEPING UP IN THE NEW SUPPLY RISK WORLD – DICK GOULD

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Dick GouldThere’s this financial guy, Ty J. Young, who opens his TV ads with the following statement, “The world has changed.  Clearly it’s not the 80’s and 90’s anymore.”  A truer sentiment could not be stated describing the world of customer-supplier relationships, particularly related to risk in the global supply chain. Continue reading →