Quality Resources and Links
Organizations
ASQ (American Society for Quality) - The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's leading authority on quality. With more than 100,000 individual and organizational members, this professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.
Dr. W. Edwards Deming - The aim of The W. Edwards Deming Institute® is to foster understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge™ to advance commerce, prosperity and peace.
Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa (download .pdf) - Ishikawa's biggest contribution is in simplifying statistical techniques for quality control in industry. At the simplest technical level, his work has emphasized good data collection and presentation, the use of Pareto Diagrams to prioritize quality improvements and Ishikawa Diagrams.
Dr. Joseph M. Juran - Dr. Juran as one of the most influential management gurus in the world. The heart of the JMS is called the "Juran Trilogy": Planning, Controlling, and Improving the quality of products and processes. He believed that sustainable performance breakthroughs are achievable by following the principles of the Trilogy.
Taiichi Ohno - , He incorporated Ford and other production techniques into an approach called Toyota Production System (TPS), later called just-in-time (JIT). His approach recognized the role of inventory to cost and throughput.
Dr. Shigeo Shingo (download .pdf) - Dr. Shigeo was one of the greatest influences on Japanese quality control and his contributions to quality improvement revolutionized the Japanese industrial sector and consequently influenced the industries in the west. The impacts of his principles form the backbone of modern manufacturing fundamentals.
Genichi Taguchi (download .pdf) - Taguchi developed a methodology for applying statistics to improve the quality of manufactured goods. His concepts include the concepts of Robust Design and Quality Loss Function.
Six Sigma Green Belt Training - Six Sigma methodology ensures that the project will be defined, measured, analyzed, and aligned with standards acceptable to the organization. It formalizes the »DMAIC» concept by detailing what to measure, how to measure, and how to improve projects at all levels. The Six Sigma Lean certification establishes an individual as the authority on implementation of quality measures. The Six Sigma Lean certification is designed for professional who want to start work with the DMAIC methodology to understand how to measure and evaluate project success. The Six Sigma Lean Certification goes hand in hand with other certifications such as Six Sigma Black Belt, PMI-PMP®, and PMI-RMP®.