Former Boeing engineer Jim Doxey explains a previous motto at the company, why people (and teamwork) are the most important part of a quality system, and offers advice for manufacturers looking to avoid quality woes. He also shares his thoughts on a 30+ career working in manufacturing.

Instead of telling people what to do, learn how to guide them to the best decisions. Read a preview and listen to the full podcast with Lisa Weis, President of EngageExcellence, LLC, who has taught a course on this subject many times and says it can change the way you lead, work, and parent.

Today, organizations face various risks like cyber-attacks, data breaches, system failures, service disruptions, and natural disasters. Identifying and managing these risks at acceptable levels is crucial. Failing to acknowledge these risks can leave organizations unprepared to handle their potential impact.

With the third edition of VDA Volume 5, answers to many questions and challenges in practical application are provided.

This column continues the discussion on delivering the best effort to break through roadblocks as we journey through life. If you haven’t had the chance to read my previous column, I would encourage you to do so.

Careful implementation of optimal tools and techniques is a focus of Optikos Corp. (Wakefield, MA), an optical engineering and manufacturing company working to eliminate waste in product movement, downtime, and product defects.

DISCUS Software Company specializes in software tools for accelerating manufacturing and quality engineering in the aerospace, automotive, medical and heavy machinery fields.

Using Minitab’s Predictive Analytics with Auto ML in manufacturing enables quality improvement and warranty prediction, practically in real-time.

In situations where resources are limited to gathering real data would be too expensive or impractical, Monte Carlo simulations can help forecast results and probabilities. 

A global leader in the food and beverage industry faced a complex challenge in their process of refining corn sugars.