Since June 2013 and publication of ISO/CD 9001 : 2015, a lot of comments have been issued, especially in ISO 9001 2015 Revision Discussions Groups on Linkedin.
I’ve read with interest lot of these contributions and even participated to some of them. It’s an honour for me, as French quality engineer and moderator of ISO 9001 : 2015 Revision discussion group on Viadeo (social network dedicated to French speaking people). Continue reading
It isn’t Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. I wish it was.
It’s the Committee Draft (CD) of ISO 9001 model no. 5 if you like, instead.
No connection whatsoever to a lady-loved scent, ISO even lost that opportunity, too (i.e. Chanel 5). Continue reading
Barcodes—that little pattern of lines and spaces—first burst onto the American scene in 1974, on a pack of Wrigley Spearmint gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. By 1990 barcodes had become so important, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) published a specification for printed barcode quality. Continue reading
At Bob’s Machine Shop, we recognize risk as being a combination of probability and consequences. We weigh the probability of impactful events occurring in an uncertain world and the severity of their consequences. Accordingly, we determine if risk is acceptable or if mitigating actions are needed to bring risk to an acceptable level. Continue reading
In Part Two of this article on predicting the future with science, we look at the tool from Statistical Process Control that helps us understand behaviour patterns in our processes so we can make more informed decisions. Continue reading