AS9100D Objective Evidence Requirements: Part 1 Documentation

AS9100D Objective Evidence Requirements: Part 2 Records

Calipers: Advantages and Disadvantages of the 3 types

Continuous Improvement... and TRIZ

Corrective Action... and "Whac-A-Mole"

Context of the Organization... and "Interested Parties"

ISO 17025:2017 Objective Evidence Requirements: Part 1 Documentation

NIST Traceability Numbers - The Sasquatch of Metrology

QMS Certifications Listing

Reducing Waste: Through Optimizing Calibration Intervals

The 8 Wastes of Lean… and the story of “AR=0”

The “Voice of the Customer”… and the small pocket on jeans

Visual Management... and Mule Tails

Visual Management... the Van Halen way

This video (from Ruby Metrology) shows user's how to check or verify Vernier, Dial and/or Digital Calipers performance (wear pattern of OD jaws, ID jaws, Depth & Step Parameters) by using Multi-function, Multi-dimensional Length Standard Quick Check. All sides of Quick Check are usable.

A great video from Patrick Adams (CEO of PA Consulting Services LLC). Patrick is a MBA, Lean Coach, Six Sigma Black Belt from Allendale, Michigan.

I visited one company where a critical process underwent a Standard Work Audit every hour… performed by a different member of the team working in that process (the auditor role was rotated amongst the team). While ISO 9001 & AS 9100 auditors might question the “impartiality” of the “auditor” performing the Standard Work Audit, none of the “auditors” ever audited their own work. Instead, this approach was, essentially, a “buddy audit” (or “associate audit”) approach. This ensured that the entire team was “on the same page” in understanding the process.