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Published January 2006 By Miles Free III There are four trends that define the differences between yesterday’s way of maximizing ...
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Published March 2006 By Miles Free III There are four trends that define the differences between yesterday’s way of maximizing ...
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Published April 2006 By Monte Guitar In a 2000 National League playoff game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta ...
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Published April 2006 By Miles Free III There are four trends that define the differences between yesterday’s way of maximizing ...
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Published June 2006 By Miles Free III Several times this year, I have presented a “Cost of Quality” talk to ...
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Published August 2006 By Miles Free III Having worked with and supplied a number of Japanese transplant manufacturing companies, I ...
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Published December 2006 By Monte Guitar Each day, organizations face challenges to become lean within their shops. VIEW ARTICLE ...
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Published January 2007 By Miles Free III One of the paradoxes of team sports that I struggle with has been ...
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Published March 2007 By Miles Free III This is the first of a two-part article on technology payback. Part 2, ...
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Published May 2007 By Miles Free III A Letter addressing phenomenons in the precision machining industry. VIEW ARTICLE ...
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Published July 2007 By Gayle Bayer Being on the PMPA IT Committee, I am often asked about my opinion on ...
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Published July 2007 By Miles Free III Why is this here? Will I use it this minute? Will I use ...
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Published August 2007 By Miles Free III The trend to flatter organizations has made it necessary for people throughout our ...
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Published October 2007 By Miles Free III If there is anything more critical to organizational success than clear, consistent communications, ...
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Published January 2008 By Miles Free III I’d just love to tell you about the importance of quality in marketing ...
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Published May 2008 By Miles Free III Before tackling the points brought up by readers, let’s review what I mean ...
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Published July 2008 By Miles Free III Workmanship is an important term that’s often relied upon as the final arbiter ...
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Published September 2008 By Monte Guitar Many of today’s quality or business standards provide a framework that allows you the ...
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Published August 2009 By Jeff Wiltsie “Controls restrict, restrain, limit and regulate...” Proper use of controls provides a safe operating ...
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Published October 2009 By Monte Guitar Quality documentation can be improved. VIEW ARTICLE ...
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"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; ...
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Published September 2010 By Monte Guitar When thinking about implementation of requirements, do not think about compliance, but about usefulness ...
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Published December 2010 By Miles Free III What will success look like for the North American Precision Machining Industry in ...
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Published January 2011 By Miles Free III How will you face 2011? VIEW ARTICLE ...
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Published February 2011 By Miles Free III In a world where “ordinary suppliers are 100 percent on time and provide ...
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Published October 2011 By Monte Guitar Are you considering registering your quality system? VIEW ARTICLE ...
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Published November 2011 By Miles Free III The precision machining industry has several unique characteristics that make it a relatively ...
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Published November 2011 By Miles Free III When I was a student, I really liked when an equation just made ...
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Published August 2012 By Monte Guitar Is there an ISO requirement that states that the Quality Manager cannot report to ...
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October 2012 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #2 You meet all of the requirements of the standard with your audit program, but ...
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TOOLS

September 2018 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #70 A Glossary of Basic Gaging Terminology. VIEW/DOWNLOAD ...
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REFERENCES

Increasing Productivity by Eliminating Workholding Slippage Andy Hixon & Drew Meier from Carbinite Metal Coatings Clamping and gripping various components ...
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Combining In-Machine Part and Tool Sensors to Improve Quality and Uptime Joel Rutzen from SPC Innovations, Inc. Joel Rutzen of ...
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September 2013 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #13 Employees do not work with a copy of a work instruction in hand. So ...
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Lean Set-Up Case Study (Micron Manufacturing) Copyright 2012 The Lean Team's Implementation at Micron Manufacturing. VIEW/DOWNLOAD ...
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Lean Self-Assessment Spreadsheet Copyright 2006 Lean Leader Certification Workshop Outline VIEW/DOWNLOAD ...
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Statistical Process Control Glossary Copyright 1987 A clear, practical and concise guide to SPC terminology. (1987) 17 pages ...
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