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Control your cosmetics –“because you’re worth it”!
No, I’m not talking about lipstick and blusher despite the tongue-in-cheek introduction. Cosmetic Inspection refers to the quality of the surfaces of products or equipment, especially those surfaces...
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Wireless technology recruitment in Cambridge
It’s great to see a real home-grown high-tech success story in the UK. Cambridge Broadband Networks, a company I know well, is just such a success. They’ve recently celebrated their tenth anniversary...
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Being devious about Deviations
If quality is doing “exactly what it says on the tin” (courtesy of Ronseal), what happens if you really don’t want to? What happens if you knowingly choose to do something else? Presumably that isn’t...
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The winds of change…
In a recent blog I wrote about Deviations and Concessions, temporary changes that allow you – when necessary and under control – to not do things the way you normally do them. But what happens when the...
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How to get 5.1 audio on Sky HD – updated
UPDATED – SEE BELOW! I have just installed a Sky HD system for a colleague and hit a really annoying problem. The Sky HD box puts out stereo digital audio onto its HDMI connector, and provides 5.1...
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Eddie Mair rattles my speakers
Intermittent problems are a real pain. They never show themselves when you are in a position to do anything about it. I have been disappointed by the Bose sound system in my Mazda; it under-uses its...
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Crosby’s Quality Management Maturity Grid
Of all the quality ‘gurus’ I find the late Philip Crosby one of the most readable. In his book ‘Quality is Free’ (Mentor 1980, ISBN 978-0451625854), which I can thoroughly recommend, he advocates the...
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Primilis and CogniDox announce a Graphical QMS
Our Press Release from 5 March 2013: Primilis and Cognidox have announced the development and general availability of a new Graphical Quality Management System (G-QMS) to aid companies looking to...
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A reliable microwave oven
My microwave oven is falling to pieces. It still works, but all the plastic trim round the door has become brittle and bits are falling off every time we open it. So all praise to Sharp for their...
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ISO 9001:2015 – what has changed?
The latest version of the international standard for Quality Management Systems, ISO 9001:2015 was published in September 2015. There will be a transition period until September 2018 for organisations...
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ISO 9001:2015 – what does it mean for you?
The latest version of the international standard for Quality Management Systems, ISO 9001:2015 was published in September 2015. There will be a transition period until September 2018 for organisations...
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