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Articles
Implementation & Interpretation
AAR M-1003:2019 Requirements for Documentation & Records
AS9100D Objective Evidence Requirements: Part 1 Documentation
AS9100D Objective Evidence Requirements: Part 2 Records
A Matter of "Risk" (How ISO is struggling to (re-)define "risk")
Context of the Organization... and "Interested Parties"
ISO 17025:2017 Objective Evidence Requirements: Part 1 Documentation
Metrology (Calibration)
Improvement & Lean 6 Sigma
Continuous Improvement... and TRIZ
Corrective Action... and "Whac-A-Mole"
Human Error: B-17 Landing Crashes During WW II
Reducing Waste: Through Coordinating Purchasing & Accounting
Reducing Waste: Through Optimizing Calibration Intervals
The 8 Wastes of Lean… and the story of “AR=0”
The “Voice of the Customer”… and the small pocket on jeans
Visual Management... and Mule Tails
Visual Management... the Van Halen way
Videos
How to Metrologically Confirm (a.k.a. "calibrate") Vernier, Dial or Digital Calipers
This video (from Ruby Metrology) shows user's how to check or verify Vernier, Dial and/or Digital Calipers performance (wear pattern of OD jaws, ID jaws, Depth & Step Parameters) by using Multi-function, Multi-dimensional Length Standard Quick Check. All sides of Quick Check are usable.
Standard Work Audits
A great video from Patrick Adams (CEO of PA Consulting Services LLC). Patrick is a MBA, Lean Coach, Six Sigma Black Belt from Allendale, Michigan.
I visited one company where a critical process underwent a Standard Work Audit every hour… performed by a different member of the team working in that process (the auditor role was rotated amongst the team). While ISO 9001 & AS 9100 auditors might question the “impartiality” of the “auditor” performing the Standard Work Audit, none of the “auditors” ever audited their own work. Instead, this approach was, essentially, a “buddy audit” (or “associate audit”) approach. This ensured that the entire team was “on the same page” in understanding the process.