 February 2001
MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION AND TESTING
- Measurements for Business (PDF, 68 KB)
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Bottom line results are so deeply rooted in today's business practices that many organizations aren't aware of measures that can lead to effective management. QP's "Measure for Measure" columnist describes how to enhance business metrics to boost operations.
Philip Stein
- Measure for Six Sigma Success (PDF, 89 KB)
To create better products in less time and at lower costs, measurements must expand beyond the act of assigning numbers to processes or product variables. Read how combining measurement science with the Six Sigma methodology can lead to greater organization wisdom and big business advantages.
Thomas A. Pearson
- Reliability Sample Testing: A Case History (PDF, 66 KB)
The author originally wrote this never published article in 1972, but you will see that the rules that applied to reliability sample testing nearly 30 years ago still apply today.
Jay Scovronek
PROCESS CONTROL
STANDARDS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- Doing It Wrong: A Case Study (PDF, 87 KB)
While most case studies highlight successful initiatives, this one looks at a company that chose several wrong turns on the road to quality improvement. The authors offer an analysis of what didn't work each step of the way.
William F. Roth and Marjorie Potts
SOFTWARE QUALITY
- How To Make Software Peer Reviews Work (PDF, 66 KB)
This article demonstrates how simple and sometimes fun improvements can turn a formal but integral part of gauging software into a more effective way to find defects and reduce errors.
Kala Ranganathan
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