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Jose Rivera
Quality Organizational Structure for Manufacturing ...
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I want to prepare the company where I work for for a sustained quality culture focus on prevention and to solve ...
Jose Rivera May '22
Stephen Gompertz Stephen Gompertz May '22

Hi Jose,

There typically isn't a one-size fits all “best” org structure. It's always going to depend on the ...

Douglas Wood
Building Trust, Communication, and Respect at Work: ...
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This is a follow on discussion topic to come after the Event ...
Douglas Wood Apr '22
Douglas Wood Douglas Wood Apr '22

Zac and I were hoping for some questions about the talk here. We realize that the YouTube video will not be out for a ...

Ellen Lariviere Ellen Lariviere May '22

I just watched the recorded event and came here to see the discussion. I am surprised there hasn't been any other ...

Douglas Wood Douglas Wood May '22

Ellen, Sometimes these posts take awhile to build. Also, this is the first time we have set up a post-webinar ...

Grace Duffy Grace Duffy May '22
Doug and Ellen, I agree that it takes a while for us to process a meaty set of information. Luciana's webinar got me ...
Luis Iturriaga Morales
Agile and efficient documentation update
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I was wondering what are your experiences with companies that are making so many improvements to their processes ...
Luis Iturriaga Morales Sep '21
Michelle Brakke
COPQ Target - What is "best in class"?
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Looking for help on what a good target is for a manufacturing company employee incentive plan. We are looking at ...
Michelle Brakke May '21
Gregory Watson Gregory Watson May '21
Dear Michelle,
I think that using any COPQ-based metric for employee incentives is wrong. COPQ is based on many ...
Raymond Harkins Raymond Harkins Jun '21
Hello Michelle,

Good question. In terms of setting a COPQ goal to use as a basis for an incentive plan, I would not ...
Sarah Christie
Help a Doctoral Candidate out!!
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Good Afternoon - Please allow me a moment of your time. My name is Sarah Christie and I am a Doctoral Candidate at ...
Sarah Christie May '21
Larry Cichelli Larry Cichelli May '21
Sarah,

Quality Management has to be involved in all levels in an organization. For that level and lower, make sure ...
Fernando De La Torre Fernando De La Torre May '21
Hi Sarah,
An excellent initiative!
However, I was about to start the survey when i found the first questions you ...
Humphrey Martinez Cruz Humphrey Martinez Cruz May '21
It is important to gather upper management involvement in QM initiatives, there are important steps to make sure ...
Sheri Dorman Sheri Dorman May '21
I have submitted my survey, via the link. Based on the observation of others, I do have a concern with recording my ...
Sarah Christie Sarah Christie May '21
Thank you Sheri, Fernando and Humphrey for filling out my survey!! I really appreciate it!!

To answer the question ...
Humphrey Martinez Cruz Humphrey Martinez Cruz May '21
Hi Sarah, my pleasure. Thank you for opening this research channel to understand the reality of quality in our ...
Susan Gorveatte
ISO 9001 Refresher Quiz for Employees
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Hi Folks, with an upcoming third-party audit, I thought I add a bit of fun into the QMS. I was thinking about sending ...
Susan Gorveatte Mar '21
Kevin Ensign Kevin Ensign Mar '21
Thats a good idea. I've been having HR include our Quality and Enviromental statements in our monthly news letter. ...
Faith Allem Faith Allem Mar '21
I think this is a wonderful idea. I do something similar for safety but haven’t for ISO. To help with quality policy ...
Susan Gorveatte Susan Gorveatte Mar '21
Thanks, I like the magnet idea, the ISO bling is always a good idea.
Susan Gorveatte Susan Gorveatte Mar '21
Faith Allem ‍ I'm thinking you can take the safety thing and do something similar with quality. I am addicted to ...
Norm Howe
The Problem with Quality Management
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Hello All, You might be interested in a book called "The Problem with Quality Management: Process orientation, ...
Norm Howe Mar '21
Gregory Watson Gregory Watson Mar '21
Dear Norm,
I have read this book and believe that it represents "horribly inept" academic. First she constructs a ...
John Ross John Ross Mar '21
Greg,

Now I really want to read the book to understand the author and the comments on the book.

Thanks,

John
Norm Howe Norm Howe Mar '21
Well, Greg, I did read the book. Your comment sums up my views perfectly. I wanted to let people draw their own ...
Gregory Watson Gregory Watson Mar '21
Dear John and Norm,
Do you think it would be worth my time to provide a detailed rebuttal to Bettina Warzechna's ...
John Ross John Ross Mar '21
Norm,
I read the book with an open mind. I found the book to be valid and justified. I could relate to many of the ...
Norm Howe Norm Howe Mar '21
Hi John,
I think that Quality professionals should at least take a look at the book. Not because it's well written. ...
Norm Howe Norm Howe Mar '21
Hi Greg,
1) Nice webinar yesterday. 2) No, don't waste your time. I mentioned the book only because of the venom that ...
Daniel Zrymiak
Networking at Quality Conferences - 5 Years Ago and 5 ...
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Five years ago, ASQ was in its 70th year and we had the WCQI in Milwaukee. At the time, networking ranged from formal ...
Daniel Zrymiak Feb '21
Daniel Zrymiak Daniel Zrymiak Feb '21
Hello, Peggy Milz ‍ , Douglas Wood ‍ , Stephanie Thompson ‍ . These are ideas that could be applied toward the ...
Gregory Watson Gregory Watson Feb '21
Dear Daniel,

This is a most interesting "thinking experiment!"

When I was consulting to Nokia Mobile Phones in the ...
Luis Iturriaga Morales Luis Iturriaga Morales Mar '21
Daniel,

Interesting topic and certainly a great challenge. Have you seen the Clubhouse social network? It is an ...
Adeel Syed
Rules for Switching Certification Bodies
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Can anyone advise, how much is the notice period an organization has to give to the existing certification body if ...
Adeel Syed Feb '21
Luis Iturriaga Morales Luis Iturriaga Morales Feb '21
I believe it is more of contractual matter and a strategy decision for your company. Review the contract. It also ...
Faith Allem Faith Allem Mar '21
Hi Adeel,
I have done this in the past a couple of times and have found the detail to be within the contract with the ...
Mark Green
Insight Needed on a Particular Software - Enterprise ...
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Does anyone have any insight they could share concerning their experience with Enterprise Quality Management ...
Mark Green Feb '21
Shawn Varela Shawn Varela Feb '21
You may want to be a bit more specific in your request.
Unfortunately, I am not too familiar myself. In situations ...

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