Jim Smith will make you believe in training. During his long career at Caterpillar, he signed up for every course he could, worked his way from the shop floor to senior management, and eventually developed training courses for others at the company.

On company visits, Carmine Liuzzi says people will occasionally clean off the quality manual before they give it to him.

William Israel hired T.M. Kubiak more than thirty years ago and says it was one of the best hires he’s ever made.

Karen Spencer had never before considered applying for the Plant of the Year award. But, one Saturday afternoon last year, she came across an application in the magazine, and felt compelled to apply.

It’s award season. Of course, for those in the movie business, there’s the Oscars at the end of the month, but for those in the quality profession, you can still earn some recognition in the pages of this magazine.

Although the holiday rush is over, this month is still the height of shopping season for quality professionals.

During the oil embargo, as drivers lined up at gas stations, the market for small cars took off.

Green manufacturing might seem like a flavor of the month. Perhaps it seems to have cropped up as “An Inconvenient Truth” hit the scene.

Evan Miller recalls an experience a few years ago during an auto industry workshop in Detroit.

Quality professionals like what they do. According to respondents from Quality’s 14th annual State of the Profession Survey, half of respondents said they are highly satisfied with their job and 44% said they are moderately satisfied.