July 2020 Issue
The New Normal
Challenges around COVID-19 and supply chains will test organizations like never before, and for years to come.
by John Robinson
Statistics
Solving a Statistical Paradox
Make use of the Monte Carlo method to understand why customers and suppliers sometimes can perceive product defect rates differently.
Problem Solving
Opportunity or Burden?
Fuel problem-solving efforts and open up opportunities for your organization by bringing back the closed analytical loop.
Innovation
The Building Blocks of TIME
The second installment of a two-part series on the new TIME pyramid examines each facet of this new method designed to sustain innovation within organizations.
- Back to Basics [Open Access]
- Career Coach [Open Access]
- Field Notes
- Foreword
- Innovation Imperative
- Measurement Matters
- My Quality Story [Open Access]
- Six Sigma Solutions
- Standard Issues
- Statistics Spotlight
- Try This Today [Open Access]
- Try This Today [Open Access]
- Volviendo a los Fundamentos [Open Access]
Time to Take the QP Salary Survey
Give us 20 minutes of your time to complete the 2020 QP Salary Survey questionnaire. From your responses, which are kept completely anonymous and analyzed in group-format only, we can assemble the annual salary survey report—published in December’s edition of QP. Visit asq.org/2020-qp-salarysurvey through July 20.
Building a Stronger Supply Chain
In this episode of ASQTV learn how to build a better supply chain by implementing supplier metrics and supplier scorecards to rate and rank these valuable partners.
As cities and businesses begin to reopen after shutting down earlier this year due to COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends U.S. workplaces make significant changes to prevent the spread of the disease, such as temperature checks, desk shields, face masks and eliminating seating in common areas. What is your organization doing to ensure a safe return to the workplace? How has your daily work life change?
Have you run into a problem you can’t seem to solve? Look no further. QP’s experts will provide answers and insights to your toughest questions.
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Quality 4.0 Virtual Summit
September 28 – 30, 2020
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San Diego Innovation Quality Conference
October 22 – 24, 2020 | San Diego, CA
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