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Catch Weight in the Food World
Where does the term “catch weight” come from? Catch weight is a commonly used term in the sports of boxing…
Getting a Return from Your Quality System
Companies don’t know what they don’t know. If you really want insights into the operational aspects of a company, you’ve…
What is an ERP system?
Can you answer this question: “What is an ERP system?” Unless you’re already well into the stages of Enterprise Resource Planning…
3 Big Reasons Why You Need a Cloud-Based Quality Management System
There are many reasons why you need a cloud-based quality management solution. If your quality management solution is currently not on the…
Exploring Acceptance Sampling in InfinityQS’ SPC Solution, ProFicient
With this blog, I hope to help shed some much-needed light on Acceptance Sampling, an important part of many manufacturing…
Best Practices – Labeling Goods Received
Labeling goods received is an integral starting point for lot tracing capability. A question that often arises is, “Should I…
Stanley Black & Decker Produces Saw Blades a Cut Above Thanks to WinSPC
Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s #1 producer of power tools reported that it used WinSPC to reduce its RPM…
Pre-Control: No Substitute for Statistical Process Control
Unfortunately, applying “simple” tools at the expense of tools with considerably more value (and really not much more complexity or…
Where do the typical control chart signals come from?
The purpose of control charting is to regularly monitor a process so that significant process changes may be detected. These…
How Can an OC Curve Be Used to Manage Risk of Undetected Special Causes?
An OC curve allows practitioners to determine a sample size that will result in the detection of those process changes…