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	Quality insights – control your cosmetics Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how you can reduce your cosmetic defects “because you’re worth it”... more..	22/07/10
	Quality insights – the real meaning of MTBF Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how you analyse Mean Time Between Failures... more..	08/07/10
	Quality insights – self-assessment Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how you can audit yourself and continuously improve the way your business runs... more..	24/06/10
	Quality insights – are you managing risk? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how you can review, analyse and manage the risks to your business... more..	10/06/10
	Quality insights – secrets of Poka Yoke Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how the ‘Poka Yoke’ mistake-proofing technique works... more..	27/05/10
	Quality insights – making design reviews more effective Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how a structured review of a product’s design can be a valuable technique for preventing later problems... more..	13/05/10
	Quality insights – quality is a strategic issue Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this first anniversary article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how quality improvement can bring you competitive advantage... more..	29/04/10
	Quality insights – prevention is better than cure Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how you can prevent things going wrong before they actually do, ‘Minority Report’-style... more..	15/04/10
	Quality insights – the Hawthorne Effect; your management initiatives may not be as effective as you think… Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell asks if the Hawthorne Effect is really Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle for the common man... more..	01/04/10
	Quality insights – 5S is more than just spring cleaning Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how five Japanese words can transform your working environment... more..	18/03/10
	Quality insights – CE marking misconceptions Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at some of the misunderstandings that people have about CE marking their products... more..	04/03/10
	Quality insights – An inspector calls Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at quality inspection. Is it past its sell-by date or does it still have a valid place in business? more..	18/02/10
	Quality insights – why does production suddenly stop dead? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how ‘random events’, like buses, all seem to come along at once... more..	04/02/10
	Quality insights – the Quality Management Maturity Grid Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how Philip Crosby’s Quality Management Maturity Grid can show you the way towards quality improvement... more..	21/01/10
	Quality insights – What is ‘Lean’ all about? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. Business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell has been listening to the Kings of Lean... more..	07/01/10
	Quality insights – Zero Defects Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at the pros and cons of the ‘Zero Defects’ approach to quality improvement... more..	10/12/09
	Quality insights – 5 Whys analysis Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell keeps asking “why?” until he gets to the root of the problem... more..	26/11/09
	Quality insights – how does ‘8D’ problem-solving work? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell asks: how many ‘Ds’ do you need? more..	12/11/09
	Quality insights – how do sampling plans and AQLs work? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how you can use sampling plans and Acceptable Quality Limits to manage quality... more..	29/10/09
	Quality insights – when you launch a new product, what haven’t you thought about? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, quality, manufacturing and business consultant Tom Gaskell looks at the things that you need to do before putting new products on the market, some of which may not be obvious... more..	15/10/09
	Quality insights – how does Statistical Process Control work? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at ‘SPC’ and how it is applied to manufacturing and other processes... more..	01/10/09
	Quality insights – Six Sigma in a nutshell Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell introduces the Six Sigma way of improving quality... more..	17/09/09
	Quality insights – the secrets of Total Quality Management Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell asks how Total your Quality Management really is... more..	03/09/09
	Quality insights – who, what or where is ‘Kaizen’? Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell sheds some light on the Japanese practice of Kaizen... more..	20/08/09
	Quality insights – my top ten fixes for ‘the loose screw problem’ Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. In this article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell looks at how to fix persistent quality problems that lead to debris being left inside equipment... more..	06/08/09

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