Quality Articles

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 USA in World War 2 for production of military supplies in bulk quantities with high [...]

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 may disappear. Organizations typically need change in five major areas which include strategies, structure, processes, [...]

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 much competition, US manufacturing backed down from statistical quality control and management standards for certification [...]

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 requires several steps to move forward. Generally, the top managers are responsible for devising and [...]

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 became popular in the 1950s and it kept on developing till now. 1990s computer-aided visual [...]

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 goods and services matching the required standards. Whenever a vendor or supplier has been prequalified, [...]