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#143 – TRACKING AND REPORTING FIELD FAILURES – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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ABC FredComplications When Tracking Field Data

Fielded products fail day by day. Customers report these failures, generally seeking a way to remedy this issue. Gathering the reported or returned products or confirmed failures is common practice.

Depending on the product, a simple replacement or exchange may suffice. For other products, repair or a refund may be appropriate. In general, and not always, when a product fails in the hands of a customer, the organization designing, manufacturing, and distributing the product learns of the failure. Continue reading →

#143 – ARE YOU BEING MISLEAD OR CONNED? – KEITH RIDGEWAY

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Keith ImageSome weeks ago I wrote an article on all AB (accreditation  bodies) and CB ( certification Bodies) should join up with institutes  to  ensure hard working companies do not get conned by using  ISO management standard consultants  claiming to be experts  and non- UKAS approved certifying companies.

I recently was asked by two companies to carry out independent 2nd party  audits. Continue reading →

#143 – SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtAlyson Slater heads GRI’s Knowledge Unit, which is tasked with collecting and mobilizing the vast knowledge and experience found within GRI’s staff and multi-stakeholder network. The Knowledge Unit also leads the development of new products and services to help reporting organizations, data users, and thought leaders optimize their use of GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards and the resulting reported data. GRI’s Emerging Market Regional Hubs in Hispanic America, Africa and South East Asia also fall under Alyson’s remit. Continue reading →

#143 – TECHNOLOGY THOUGHT LEADER: SHERI DOVER – MARGAUX HUTCHINS

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AAASheri Dover is an entrepreneur and founder of the PDX Code Guild. She is a thought leader in the Portland tech startup community. Here, she talks with us about how the PDX Code Guild helps people get high-paying jobs in the technology sector.

Can you tell me a few things about yourself?

My name is Sheri Dover. I am the founder and the CEO of PDX Code Guild. Continue reading →

#143 – DO YOU KNOW THE RISKS IN YOUR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM? – AFAQ AHMED

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aaaOrganizations have processes and every process has a certain amount of risk associated with it due to variations. By managing process variations we can minimize risks to achieve desirable results. Every process has input variables (X) that delivers outputs (Y). Changes in (Y) is dependent on changes in (X) and can be expressed as:

Y=f(X) Continue reading →