Quality Press News

1. HOT OFF THE QUALITY PRESS

Avoiding the Corporate Death Spiral: Recognizing and Eliminating the Signs of Decline
Gregg Stocker
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Safe and Sound Software: Creating an Efficient and Effective Quality System for Software Medical Device Organizations
Thomas H. Faris
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2. UPCOMING BOOKS FROM QUALITY PRESS

Insights to Performance Excellence 2006: An Inside Look at the 2006 Baldrige Award Criteria
Mark L. Blazey
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The Weibull Analysis Handbook, Second Edition
Bryan Dodson
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Lean Kaizen: A Simplified Approach to Process Improvements
George Alukal and Anthony Manos
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Strategic Six Sigma for Champions: Keys to Sustainable Competitive Advantage
R. Eric Reidenbach and Reginald W. Goeke
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3. NEW DVDS AVAILABLE IN THE QUALITY PRESS BOOKSTORE

ISO 16949 Basics DVD: What Employees Need to Know
This program introduces a standard to employees who need a basic understanding of the standard's requirements. In addition, the DVD’s learning guide provides additional information, gives viewers space for taking notes, asks questions to stimulate thinking, and has a quiz to test viewers' retention of material. The DVD is ideal for use in a classroom setting or for training individuals.

Internal Auditing Basics: An Introduction to Auditing for Employees Newly Assigned to an Audit Team
This DVD on the basics of internal quality auditing comes complete with a learning guide and a FREE copy of the book, How to Audit the Process-Based QMS (published by ASQ Quality Press), written by Dennis Arter, Charles Cianfrani, and John E. (Jack) West. The DVD’s main areas of focus are the basics of process-based internal quality auditing, the requirements for managing an internal quality auditing process, and conducting an internal audit.

Quality Basics...Quality Is Everyone’s Job
John E. (Jack) West and Charles A. Cianfrani
Quality Basics is an excellent training tool for reinforcing the commitment of your employees to quality. It is an easy-to-understand DVD that discusses what quality is, the importance of quality to company success and the four basic guidelines for assuring satisfactory quality.

How to Deal with External Auditors... A Basic Guide for Employees
John E. (Jack) West and Charles A. Cianfrani
This DVD program is an excellent training tool as you prepare for an external audit. It is an easy-to-understand, 22-minute guide that makes an external audit less threatening. It explains how an external audit can be an opportunity for each employee to help make his or her organization more efficient and competitive.

Auditing Nuts and Bolts: A Video Training Program for Quality System Auditors
Mike Micklewright
Auditing Nuts and Bolts is a 2-hour auditing training program which can be used to train new auditors, refine your current auditors’ skills, qualify your internal auditors, improve the effectiveness of your current auditing system, or to provide an example of measuring training effectiveness.

4. STANDARDS NEWS

“There is no conflict between profit and social responsibility”
– Peter Drucker, Wall Street Journal, 1975

ASQ was awarded the administration of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Social Responsibility by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The U.S. TAG is the U.S. member of an international working group chartered with developing an International Standard on Social Responsibility. ASQ’s involvement is a direct extension of its existing leadership role in standards development. Social responsibility is in direct alignment with aspects of ASQ’s Living Strategy and ASQ’s long-term objective to serve as steward of the quality movement by ensuring that ASQ activities provide increased value to society and our members.

If you can help or would like more information please contact ASQ’s Standards Team at standards@asq.org or go to the ASQ web page on Social Responsibility.

5. SIX SIGMA FORUM MAGAZINE

This quarterly publication provides a holistic view of Six Sigma from the basics to the boardroom. The February edition of Six Sigma Forum Magazine features articles on leadership, achieving goals, data warehouse design, making the case for quality, and more. Subscribe Now!

6. SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOKS

Ahora Disponible en Español! Several Quality Press titles have been translated into Spanish and are available through ASQ. A list of these internationally relevant titles and more information can be found in the Quality Press bookstore online.

7. NEW CALL FOR AUTHORS

Write for the world’s leading publisher of quality–related books!
In order to increase and expand the publishing division of the largest and most renowned quality organization, Quality Press is looking for prospective authors. We are actively seeking authors with book proposals specifically related to Accountability in Education.

8. QUALITY PRESS AND STANDARDS CATALOGS

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