Paul Borawski Scholarship supports ASQ Emerging Leaders Program.

Two recent news stories in Asia and Europe have brought complex issues of standards, audits, and supplier relations to the forefront around the world.

The quality profession has existed for nearly three-quarters of a century. In 1946, quality professionals rallied together to create the American Society for Quality Control.

We’re already more than a decade into this new century, and companies are still waiting for the “next big thing” to surface.

As the 20th century came to a close, U.S. manufacturers realized the need to transform thinking from the product to the system.

Your organization has its policies. Your organization has its procedures.

Yes, it’s true that teams can be ineffective, time-sucking entities. But they don’t have to be that way. Well-run teams are creative, innovative and effective.