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American Society for Quality, the primary trade organization for quality improvement.
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A brief, college-level introduction to the Design of Experiments.
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Application Notes on Experimental Design and Optimization
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An internet directory dedicated to Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.
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International Standards Organization, responsible for the ISO 9000 and other international quality standards.
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ISO registrar site includes articles and links to quality-related organizations.
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Information about the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the (U.S.) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Criteria for earning the award. The history of the award and information on past awardees.
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Articles on six sigma, design of experiments and other quality engineering topics.
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A forum for cooperation and communication between telecommunication service providers and suppliers.
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Quality Digest Magazine, a major trade publication.
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The Industry/University Cooperative Center for Quality and Reliability Engineering Research with Rutgers University, Arizona State University, and University of Arizona.
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SAVE International -the international society for the advancement and promotion of the value methodology (also called value engineering, value analysis or value management).
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Articles meant to assist practitioners apply methods of Six Sigma statistical methods of Quality Engineering.
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Federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization.
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Online course in Statistical Process Control (SPC). Includes a free primer in statistics, variation, process capability, control charts for variables and control charts for attributes.
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Taguchi's Loss Function is a method of measuring quality central to Taguchi's approach to design. It establishes a financial measure of the user dissatisfaction with a product's performance as it deviates from a target value. Thus, both average performance and variation are critical measures of quality.
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Access to books about software process improvement, software quality assurance, software engineering, et. al.
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A portal site with Quality-related acronyms, a glossary, lists, links, educational programs, topical briefs, vendor lists and business links. Site also has Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) forms that can filled and saved online.
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Includes articles, tools and resources for implementing Six Sigma quality, total quality management, ISO9000, and process improvements programs.
