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History of Quality Since the 1930’s
History of Quality 1930-40s The history of quality starts when a statistical control chart was invented by Dr. Walter Shewhart in the 1930s. This chart along with other quality controls was adopted by the [...]
Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Techniques in an Organization
Lean manufacturing is a hypothesis, the basic purpose of which is to minimize waste within the operating systems and to maximize productivity simultaneously. Lean manufacturing techniques are based on the Toyota Production System. Lean [...]
Effective Change Management Steps to Implement
All organizations need to adapt themselves according to the changes in the environment. They need to implement certain change management steps in order to survive in the competition. Companies that refused to embrace change [...]
ISO 9001 History and a Brief Overview of the Standard
The United States was a leading player in the world of manufacturing during the 1950 and 1960s. The main competition existed only between the businesses in US. For the reason that there was not [...]
How to Implement ABC Inventory Control
The ABC inventory control system is an approach based on the categorization of items or products depending upon their usage rate. It uses Pareto principles in its application. It is applicable to those organizations [...]
How to Create a Quality Policy for Manufacturing
An effective and efficient Quality Management System (QMS) using the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard requires writing a Quality Policy for your company. However, it is surely not a simple task as it [...]
How to Conduct Visual Quality Inspection
Introduction and scope Different researchers have different views regarding the effectiveness of visual quality inspection. Since the 20th century, most researchers term the visual inspection as defective and prefer new inspection tools. Visual inspection [...]
Benefits of Prequalification of Suppliers
The practice of prequalification of suppliers, in fact, shortens the process of procurement by obtaining, and evaluation of bids from those suppliers only, which have the skills, capacity, and experience to produce and supply [...]
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