American Society for Quality
ASQ is a society of individual and organizational
members dedicated to the ongoing, development,
advancement, and promotion of quality concepts,
principles, and techniques.
http://www.asq.org
Association for Quality and Participation
AQP, The Association for Quality and Participation,
is an international not-for-profit membership
association dedicated to improving workplaces
through quality and participation practices.
Founded in 1977 (as the International Association
of Quality Circles), AQP has helped countless
individuals, organizations and communities establish
a foundation for initiating change in the way
they operate. AQP improves institutions, both
large and small, by changing the way companies
view their work, their relationships, their
organizational structures and their communications.
http://www.aqp.org
The Center for Quality Management
The Center for Quality Management (CQM) is based
on the premise of "Mutual Learning."
It offers a wide range of services to executives
who "want to create a customer driven,
continuously improving organization." CQM
has over 100 member companies and boasts such
names as Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems,
and Solectron. Both their journal and newsletter
(CQM Voice) are published on-line for members
and non-members alike, and are an excellent
source for success stories of many companies.
http://www.cqm.org
Dictionary for TQM Terms
The University of Michigan Engineering Department
provides an on-line dictionary which defines
TQM terms. http://www.mazur.net/tqm/default.htm
Educational Society for Resource Management
APICS, the Educational Society for Resource
Management, is a globally recognized not-for-profit
organization that is "dedicated to using
education to improve the business bottom line."
This organization was founded in 1957 as the
American Production and Inventory Control Society
and changed its name as its focus expanded to
include education, standards of excellence and
integrated resource management. APICS offers
certification in two internationally recognized
programs: CPIM and CIRM. It also serves as a
distribution center for "hundreds of business
management publications and educational materials."
http://www.apics.org
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO 9000)
ISO is a non-governmental organization established
in 1947. The mission of ISO is to "promote
the development of standardization and related
activities in the world with a view to facilitating
the international exchange of goods and services,
and to developing cooperation in the spheres
of intellectual, scientific, technological and
economic activity."
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.openerpage
ISO 9000 Translated into Plain English
This website translates the ISO 9000--4 quality
standards into plain English. It also presents
three audit programs, a quality system development
plan, and more.
http://www.praxiom.com
Juran Institute
Juran Institute has dozens of research papers
on quality and its effect on business available
on-line.
http://www.juran.com
Manufacturing Software Directory
If you're looking for Manufacturing Software
resources then look no further. We've scoured
the Net for the best resources on all the latest
information...
http://www.manufacturingsoftwaresolutions.info/
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Since 1988, more than 1.5 million copies of
the Baldridge Criteria have been distributed.
Over the past several years, the National Institute
of Standards and Technology has modified the
criteria to focus more on overall performance
excellence and business results. The 1999 Baldridge
Criteria has a new, easier-to-use format, which
includes a series of questions covering seven
key areas: leadership, strategic planning, customer
and market focus, information and analysis,
human resource focus, process management and
business results.
http://www.quality.nist.gov
On-line Statistics Handbook
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
provides an on-line statistics handbook designed
to help scientists and engineers incorporate
statistical methods in their work as efficiently
as possible.
http://www.nist.gov/itl/div898/handbook/
Quality Digest Magazine
Quality Digest Magazine's website offers the
latest information for all your quality control
needs.
http://www.qualitydigest.com
SPC Reading Room
Dr. Don Wheeler's Statistical Process Controls,
Inc. publishes a newsletter titled SPC INK.
Each issue's lead article is available on-line.
Some titles include "How to Make Control
Charts Work for You" and "Using SPC
to Cure Sales Heartburn!"
http://www.spcpress.com
Statistics Resource for Journalists
The Statistical Assessment Service examines
the way that scientific, health, and social
research are presented by the media, and works
with journalists to help them convey this material
more accurately and effectively.
http://www.stats.org
Superfactory
Superfactory is dedicated to spreading manufacturing
and enterprise excellence information with an
aim to improve manufacturing efficiency and
competitiveness worldwide. Manufacturing professionals
can visit Superfactory and find information
on everything quality-related. From manufacturing
and enterprise excellence to lean office and
quality, Superfactory is a great resource for
your quality needs.
http://www.superfactory.org
