The book, "Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement," by Amitava Mitra is a text suitable for use in university classes, but a business owner needs more concrete and practical advice that can ...

Almost two decades ago, the landmark report “To Err is Human” compelled healthcare to address the large numbers of hospitalized patients experiencing preventable harm. Concurrently, it became clear ...

A quality management system (QMS) is essential to a safe and efficiently run diagnostic radiology department, providing quality clinical images while maintaining patient and staff radiation doses as ...

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issues a final standard, it means the FASB has concluded that the benefits derived from the standard justify the ...

Organizations are increasingly utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to support their decision-making. It’s enabled them to be more proactive rather than reactive, predicting and eliminating areas of ...

Quality management is a mature practice at state agencies. However, transitioning to paperless and digital delivery of design information exposes a vulnerability in how quality management is ...

In recent years the focus on and importance of quality management has intensified. Market demand for product quality, safety, serialization, and total traceability has increased as the risk of lost ...

Joseph Juran was a pioneer in the study of quality control. His management theory has gained worldwide recognition in the science, engineering and mathematics fields. His “Juran’s Quality Control ...

Japanese manufacturers adopted quality-control theories developed by American experts to rebuild the Japanese industrial base after the Second World War. Japanese experts such as Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa ...