Healthcare providers deal with quality concepts and tools on a regular basis, but the idea of a quality system or quality management system (QMS) is not a familiar term.
This handbook's intention is to gather into a single reference the information related to the joint lean certification program of SME, AME, The Shingo Prize, and ASQ.
For decades, this book has served as a guide to organizations that document their continuous improvement efforts using Baldrige Award-type management systems.
As a companion to The ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt Handbook, this study guide offers helpful exercises for anyone planning to take the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt (CSSYB) exam.
The ASQ Certified Quality Engineer Handbook, Fifth Edition, covers a wide range of topics in the quality engineering field and is organized to align with the 2022 ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Body of Knowledge (BoK).
The number of FDA regulations and the agency's increased expectations is staggering and their content tedious, creating a regulated industry need for compliance insight and appropriate detail.
The content of this workbook is based on the book Lean Doctors: A Bold and Practical Guide to Transforming Healthcare Systems, One Doctor at a Time, and on the authors' years of transforming care delivery systems with lean.
This guide is intended to help everyone in an organization participate in creating and sustaining a foundation of integrity, meet requirements and customer expectations, and support robust processes, to the advantage of everyone in the organization and to each of its customers.
This guide is intended to help everyone in an organization participate in creating and sustaining a foundation of integrity, meet requirements and customer expectations, and support robust processes, to the advantage of everyone in the organization and to each of its customers.
This ground-breaking book addresses the critical, growing need among health care administrators and practitioners to measure the effectiveness of quality improvement efforts.
AS9100, AS9110, and AS9120, the quality management system (QMS) standards for the aerospace industry, are written in the most ambiguous language possible.
The ASQ Certified Quality Engineer Handbook, Fifth Edition, covers a wide range of topics in the quality engineering field and is organized to align with the 2022 ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Body of Knowledge (BoK).
The new edition of the best-selling reference on statistical quality control has been updated to include definitions re-written for a wider audience to grasp the meaning of technical terms.
As a companion to The ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt Handbook, this study guide offers helpful exercises for anyone planning to take the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt (CSSYB) exam.
AS9100, AS9110, and AS9120, the quality management system (QMS) standards for the aerospace industry, are written in the most ambiguous language possible.
Designed for the quality professional with a basic understanding of traditional SPC, this book presents solutions for the problems encountered when trying to apply traditional control charting techniques in a complex manufacturing environment.
This book is a concise, step-by-step guide that takes the reader through a basic problem-solving process, describing how the concepts of corrective and preventive action are incorporated into this process.
Federal regulatory agencies have embraced Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) as the most effective method to offer farm-to-table food safety and quality in the United States-but it is important to look beyond HACCP.
The author's lessons learned-during more than 25 years of hands-on quality management experience in environments including manufacturing, medical devices, military, aerospace, automotive, and logistics-are condensed in this book to provide reference material to both beginners and seasoned professionals in the development and sustainability of an effective quality and operational system.
The intent of this field guide is to assist organizations, step by step, in implementing a QMS in conformance with ISO 9001:2015, whether "e;from scratch"e; or by transitioning from ISO 9001:2008.
The ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) certification introduces the basics of quality to organizations and individuals who are new to quality.
Innovation management can provide a competitive edge in the business world, and research shows a major correlation between profitability and innovation.
