B02-Quality Topics

B02.001-History of Quality & Continuous Improvement

Most of the techniques found in the Quality and Continuous Improvement toolbox have been around for some time.  This can be accredited to several professionals performing groundbreaking work in the Quality Sciences arena.  Below is an infographic showing the historical timeline of integral quality professionals, their contributions along with major…

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B02.002-How to Think about Advancing Industry and Quality

The Revolutions that got us Here “How to think about Advancing Industry and Quality” expands on the fundamental concepts that underlie the subject and the management of Industry and Quality.  Industry and Quality has undergone frequent revolutions in response to the endless procession of change and crises faced by business…

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B02.003-What is Kaizen and How it Can Help You

Want to know about the Kaizen method and how it can help you take your business to the next level? Then read on to see how this powerful yet simple concept can help you. One of the things that makes life interesting and worthwhile is the motivation to be better…

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B02.004-Continuous Improvement Methodologies

In the 1920’s, scientific management swept US industries, ushering in the 2nd and 3rd industrial revolutions.  By the 1940’s and 1950’s Continuous Improvement Methodologies such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and what is now referred to as Lean were already proliferating Japanese management approaches, soon to become the premier methods…

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