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Scroll Down for More Links www.iqa.org The Institute of Quality Assurance works with industry and government to educate people on quality and the assessment of quality standards. The website offers fact sheets on quality standards, links to quality organizations worldwide, book reviews, publications and news events, and training opportunities. 12/05
Green Business Network http://www.greenbiz.com/ The Green Business Network helps companies align environmental
responsibility with business success. The web site included related news
stories, advice columns, a bookstore, and an events calendar. 07/05 Statistical Software http://www.johnzorich.com/CurrentMainPages/Statistics.html
Zorich Technical Consulting and Publishing offers free statistical application software from this location of its web site. All in Excel format, some downloads are partially functioning demos and some are fully functioning freeware. Tools include SPC, reliability statistics basics, statistical analysis of gages, self-made sampling plans, and sequential sampling plans. 02/05 ...This standard specifies acceptance levels to help ensure reasonable safety and performance independent of construction materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical designs, or aesthetic designs. These tests are not intended to assess a product that has been in use....01/05 Performance Accountability (Long Download) This project aimed to identify and assess the accountability requirements in the Business Education discipline/industry cluster as measured by outcomes, standards, and student success. The California Community College Chancellor’s Office defines this cluster to include 44 TOP (Taxonomy of Programs) Code areas listed. Over 250 vocational educators, students, business/industry practitioners and leaders throughout the state of California participated in focus groups to explore and recommend how California Community College vocational programs can better prepare all students for productive employment. Participants were asked to evaluate The California Community College Chancellor’s Office VTEA Core Indicator Reports (see website listed below) in their discipline which indicates progress of community college vocational programs in meeting the core standards in: · Skill Attainment (grade of “C” or better); · Completions (certificates, degrees, or transfer to UC/CSU); · Placement (employment or UC/CSU transfer); · Retention (three consecutive quarters of employment); · Equity (training leading to nontraditional employment).
California Community College Chancellor’s Office VTEA Core Indicator Reports – http://misweb.cccco.edu/voc_ed/vtea/vtea.htm
Provides information concerning California Community College progress on vocational education (VTEA) standards. The site includes individual reports for each college as well as an explanation of the reporting process.
PeopleSoft | Corporate Accountability Remember the simpler times when all you had to worry about were "little" things like Y2K, the New Economy, and the global economic slowdown? How did today's accounting crisis ignite the largest wave of corporate reforms since the Crash of 1929? While corporate corruption is partly to blame, companies and investors must recognise that the crisis is also structural in nature. Outdated financial accounting systems create roadblocks to financial transparency and obscure the visibility of internal and external stakeholders into a company's financial health. In fact, 63 percent of Fortune 1000 CFOs say they are saddled with inadequate budgeting, forecasting, and decision-support systems to get their jobs done. Other structural roadblocks include complex accounting practices, fragmented business processes, and opaque corporate communications to investors. Telephony- Accountability - a company's accounting policies ... Understanding a company's accounting policies within the context of its operations is vital to judging a company's health, according to accounting expert Howard Schilit, author of a book on financial reporting tricks. In an economically deteriorating environment, investors have to pull double duty. That's because it's a prime time for companies to try to gloss over the bad stuff.
Integrated Performance Management Suite A recent study by HR.com revealed that 82% of Fortune level executives named performance management initiatives as one of their top 3 priorities for 2003. In another survey of the Corporate Leadership Council’s membership, more than 72% responded that performance management was of the “highest importance.”
This site is called "your quality help desk" and features a useful online library. Short articles define terms and answer FAQs on statistical process control, control charts and limits, capability, Six Sigma, validity measurements, (ability to repeat and reproduce), and measurement systems. The site also features a discussion forum. 04/04
This site is full of news, calendars, links and downloads covering a wide range of quality topics. It also offers Q&A forums on the Baldrige Award, ISO 9000 standards, management, metrology, Six Sigma, statistical process control and automotive quality where users can post questions and receive replies from quality professionals and experts. Membership is free but required for many of the services on the site. 04/04
If you have any
questions about ISO/TS 16949:2002, the automotive technical
specification, this site should direct you to your answers. It includes
information on ISO/TS 16949 as well as links to registration and training
information and where to purchase a copy of the specification.
Certification- Industry Education HDI provides you and your team with leading-edge training courses on need-to-know, timely topics that will help you and your team keep up with the latest industry standards and align your support team with organizational objectives. 03/04 KCS (Knowledge-Centered Support) Foundations Class The idea behind the knowledge-centered support (KCS) strategy is
basically that of eliminating the proverbial re-invention of the wheel,
i.e. to solve a problem once and use that solution to address the same
problem whenever it occurs. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Formed by nine auto manufacturers, including the Big Three American automakers and Toyota, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers advocates improving the environment and motor vehicle safety and the use of global standards. The site has free reports, fact sheets, articles and press releases about fuel economy and quality, government regulations, and the environmental benefits of higher technology. It also offers links to automotive supplier groups, coalitions and news sources. 02/04
Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing by Paul M. Swamidass. American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. 2002, 439 pp. $39.95. This book is a compilation of concise articles by more than 40 management experts, primarily researchers from universities. Swamidass has assembled these independent articles into an integrated text that provides in-depth discussions about a myriad of operations management topics, including several very detailed case studies. Swamidass includes the latest ideas in manufacturing technology, cost measurement, performance measurement, product design and supply chain dynamics. This book is a good resource for manufacturers, researchers and students in bringing new products to market quickly, increasing value and becoming more profitable and cost effective while maintaining a competitive global advantage. 11/03
Assessment: At a Glance Edutopia: The
George Lucas Educational Foundation These real-world evaluations include: http://www.glef.org ~ Innovative Classrooms ~ Assessment Q3, 2003
Statease www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html The StatSoft Textbook
A group within ASQ: www.asqamig.org 06/03
The Global Benchmarking Council
http://www.globalbenchmarking.com/ GBC services help member companies increase business performance and position for sustainable growth. 05/03
Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group The Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group (AMIG) is a group with the American Society for Quality (ASQ) that promotes the principles and practices of cutting edge manufacturing concepts, especially lean manufacturing. The website offers general information on AMIG, a guest book, an online membership registration form and a list of links that may be of interest to manufacturers. www.asqamig.org 04/03
http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/brain1.html
The MiddleWeb list serve features a variety of articles on brain-based learning. 04/03
The American Association for
Vocational Instructional Materials, (AAVIM)
Welcome to the AAVIM website. We invite you to
review the variety of quality instructional programs and materials we
offer for vocational-technical instructors, students and administrators.This catalog provides
information on Performance-Based Teacher Education, Competency-Based
Administration Education, and Providing Better Teachers for Tomorrow.
01/03
CareerScope: Career Assessment and Reporting Software CareerScope objectively measure both a student’s aptitudes and interests through a series of assessment tasks. Results can help plan a course of study or career plan. or call (800) 847.5387. http://www.vri.org/ Currently, VRI instruments are used in a full spectrum of human development settings including public schools, workforce development centers, correctional facilities, rehabilitation, allied health and medical facilities, private industry, and agencies serving the physically, mentally, socially and educationally challenged. 01/03
National Career Assessment Services, Inc.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) tracks trends The ACSI is produced through a partnership of the University of Michigan Business School, the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and the international consulting firm, CFI Group. http://www.theacsi.org The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) tracks trends in customer satisfaction and provides benchmarking insights into the consumer economy for companies, industry trade associations and government agencies. ACSI rates industries such as manufacturing, transportation, retail and finance on scales of 0-100 based on telephone interviews with consumers. Management can visit the site to find the ACSI model, a tool designed from this research to help businesses gain competitive advantage. 12/02 The Central Purpose of Visual Systems ~ a Measure of LeanQMI (Quality Method International, Inc.) (http://www.qmiqmi.com) At Quality Methods International Inc. (QMI), we're in the business of helping companies, large and small, implement the technologies of a visual workplace — on their production floor and in their offices. This is
not an ordinary
5S/industrial housekeeping approach, but the launch of an extraordinary
visual strategy developed by Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth which builds a common
improvement language and common sense directly into your production floor
and offices. Your journey to a visual workplace begins with 5S+1: Visual
Order®. It's your first step to putting an end to costly secrets,
micro-supervision and most traditional forms of inspection.
The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing program is where Lean Means World Class. Simpler is a training partner with Utah State University. Implementing "Lean" can create superior financial and operational results. It's hard work, it's risky and it's worth it. Simpler (http://www.simpler.com) 12/02
Best Practices, LLC – “Access and intelligence for achieving world-class excellence-“Benchmarking, winning practices of leading corporations, network with Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, (NQA), winning companies…. www.best-in-class.com/ 10/02 Business Pro - Free downloads demos, business process, and web site excellence. Check this out! Performance measurement made simple - www.performance-measurement.com/ 09/02
The General Services Administration, GSA; The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, Partnerships- Best of Breed Solutions in performance. Follow the link: www.feddata.com 09/02
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