#222 – ARE YOU READY TO ‘SELF DECLARE’ YOUR ISO 9001:2015 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – BOB POJASEK

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AAIAAQDGAAwAAQAAAAAAAAuRAAAAJGJmZGQ0Njg0LWFlNDUtNDcyZC04MTVhLWJkNmM1Zjg1MGZmOQ-150x150Why did your company decide not to certify to ISO 9001:2015?

Many companies decided not to seek certification for a transition to ISO 9001:2015.  On September 15, 2018, their certification to ISO 9001:2008 was no longer valid unless they entered into an agreement with a certification company. No one has yet conducted a thorough post-mortem on this situation.  However, there are some clear deficiencies in how ISO 9001:2015 was written and how it was presented to the companies that were already certified to ISO 9001:2008. Continue reading →

#222 – SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS CONTROL AND CAPABILITY – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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ABC-Fred-150x150If you buy more than one of an item used in your product, you will have to deal with variability. In general, the variability from part to part is minimal and expected. Occasionally, the variability is large and causes reliability problems.

According to O’Connor and Kleyner, “The main cause of production-induced unreliability, as well as rework and scrap, is the variability inherent in production processes.” O’Connor, Patrick D. T. and Andre Kleyner. 2012. Practical Reliability Engineering. Chicester: John Wiley and Sons. Web. Continue reading →

#222 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING USING SOCIAL MEDIA – JOSEPH PARIS

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Screen Shot 2018-02-03 at 8.50.24 AMIf you are reading this, you probably engage in professional networking on social media.  And if you are like me, you have been engaging for a very long time.

The motivation is probably similar to mine.  You want to learn and understand what’s going on in your profession, your industry, your community – and probably the world at large – so you can remain aware and up to date on the latest information and knowhow. Continue reading →

#222 – HISTORY OR GEOGRAPHY: RISK AND GRIEF – MALCOLM PEART

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Picture1Whatever happens and whatever is decided upon in a project or in business, there will always be some retrospective analysis whether asked for or not.  People will argue as to what happened and why and when, and opine on how it should have happened and, inevitably, who was responsible, or irresponsible.  ‘Shutting the gate after the horse has bolted’; retrospective risk analysis…and it works every time! Continue reading →