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#47 – AS 9101 E – BEST YET – T. DAN NELSON

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T. Dan NelsonAS9101 is the audit companion to AS9100.  A sector scheme of ISO 9001, AS9100 is used in the aerospace and defense industries.  Certifying bodies (CBs) use AS9101 as a guide for auditors using AS9100. AS9101E, released just this month, seems to offer a vast improvement over all previous versions of AS9101.

Revision E removes the temptation to use AS9101 as stage 2 audit criteria, while at the same time further promoting a process approach to auditing, being clear about the importance of stage 1 auditing. Continue reading →

#47 – FMEA IN THE KITCHEN – CARLOS E. Z. KRAHEMBUHL

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CarlosFailure mode and effects analysis FMEA is an important tool for identifying the potential failures in design or manufacturing.  It started in 1940s by the U.S. Military and was further developed by the aerospace and automobile industries. The FMEA approach facilitates the improvements when potential issues are found. Continue reading →

#47 – WHY ERM FAILS? – MARY DRISCOLL/KRISTINA NARVAEZ

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mary_driscollAPQC’s Mary Driscoll recently spoke to Kristina Narvaez, President & CEO of ERM Strategies, about enterprise risk management (ERM).  In the interview below, Kristina talks about several factors that tend to undermine ERM programs.

Mary Driscoll (photo): What are the essential components of an effective ERM program?

Kristina Narvaez:  First off, I have yet to find the perfect ERM program.  Some organizations have been more successful at implementing their programs than others. So, let’s consider why. Continue reading →

#47 – WHAT MOTIVATES BLOCKERS TO RESIST CHANGE? – JOHN DYER

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John DyerBlocker (noun) – Someone who purposefully opposes any change (improvement) to a process for personal reasons

‘Blockers’ can occupy any position in a company.  They can be any age, gender, education level or pay rate.  We tend to think of blockers as older, more experienced workers who have been with the company for a long time, and they don’t want to consider any other way to do things. Continue reading →

#46 – RISK MANAGEMENT & ISO 9001:2015 – GREG HUTCHINS

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AmCon Presentation1

 

Bio:

Greg Hutchins PE and CERM (503.233.101 & GregH@QualityPlusEngineering.com)  is the founder of:

CERMAcademy.com
800Compete.com
QualityPlusEngineering.com
WorkingIt.com

He is the evangelist behind Future of Quality: Risk®.  He is currently working on the Future of Work and machine learning projects.

He is a frequent speaker and expert on Supply Chain Risk Management and cyber security.  His current books available on all platform are shown below: