Quality Management Evolution: From Inspection to Zero Defects and Poka-Yoke
The Evolution of Quality Management Focus
The primary goal is to satisfy customer requirements now and always.
Stages of Quality Focus
- Product Inspection: Attention placed on the manufactured product. Focuses on separating good and bad parts (sampling).
- Process Control: Attention placed on the manufacturing process. Product quality is dependent on process quality. Utilizes Statistical Process Control (SPC) to search for information and make corrections (e.g., self-inspection, Poka-Yoke).
- Integral Quality
Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Personality, and Ethics
An Organization is a consciously coordinated social unit, made up of a group of people who work together on common goals on a relatively continuous basis.
Key Factors Influencing Organizational Behavior
Individual Differences
People enter groups and organizations with certain characteristics that influence behavior. These include: Perception, Values, and Attitudes.
Job Satisfaction
(See definition under Key Job Attitudes)
Motivation
(See definitions under Types of Motivation)
Empowerment
Empowerment means
Alberto Fuguet’s Sobredosis: Chilean Youth and 90s Culture
Abstract: Sobredosis (Overdose)
Sobredosis (Overdose), a collection of stories by Alberto Fuguet published in 1990, is a seminal work that awakened Chilean literature from a deep sleep. It challenged more than one circumspect critic with its themes: the excess of marijuana and the scribbles reflecting the youth of neoliberal Chile in the late 1980s.
The collection features five powerful stories reflecting the indifference of Chilean adolescents toward the military government of the day. Simultaneously,
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Edinburgh: Festivals and Hogmanay Celebrations
In August, thousands of people come to the Edinburgh Festival. At the festival, you can see and do hundreds of different things, including:
- Singing and dancing
- Cinema and theatre performances
- Book readings and picture exhibitions
Also in August, every evening for three weeks, you can attend the Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. There you can see soldiers and hear music from Scotland and from lots of other countries.
On 31 December, everyone wants
Read MorePhilosophical Concepts of Truth and the Evolution of Life
The Concept of Truth Through Philosophical Eras
Ancient Philosophy
- Truth and Reality: What remains true is immutable, so it is always the same. (Plato and Aristotle)
- Truth as Fitness of Intellect to Thing: Something is true if what is said corresponds with what is being spoken about. (Aristotle)
Medieval Philosophy
- Transcendental Truth: Truth and being are equated. (Thomas Aquinas)
- Logical Truth: (Thomas Aquinas)
Modern Philosophy
- Truth as Evidence: Seeking certain knowledge, rejecting as false anything
Operations Management Core Concepts and Formulas Review
Operations Management Core Concepts Review
1. Competitive Dimensions and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Competitive Dimensions: How a company positions itself in the market.
- Cost / Price: Offering products/services at a low price (e.g., Commodities).
- Product Quality & Reliability: Delivering high-quality, dependable products (e.g., Vehicles).
- Delivery Speed: Quickly providing products/services (e.g., Fast food, Same-day delivery).
- Delivery Reliability: Meeting promised delivery times (e.g., FedEx,
Essential Teaching Materials and Learning Corners for Early Education
Essential Classroom Resources and Materials
Resources can be defined as any object or instrument that facilitates learning in the context of the classroom.
The appropriate relationship between the material and the educational approach is determined by the methodological approaches of the school’s general program and lesson planning.
Material Usage Across Lesson Phases
Entrance Phase Materials
During the entrance phase, a number of materials can be used to draw the child’s attention, such as:
- Recorded
The Establishment of the Second Spanish Republic, 1931
The End of the Monarchy (1930–1931)
Following the resignation of Primo de Rivera in 1930, King Alfonso XIII commissioned Dámaso Berenguer to form a new government.
The 1930 Pact of San Sebastián: This agreement aimed to create a provisional government, convene a Constituent Assembly, adopt a new constitution, and establish a new statute of autonomy for Catalonia. The ultimate goal was to overthrow the monarchy and declare a republic.
An attempted uprising by Republican army units and a planned
Read MoreKnowledge Organization Systems: UDC and Subject Headings
Systematic Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS)
Concept of Digital Knowledge Organization Systems
Knowledge Organization (KO) is one of the oldest concepts; the classification of knowledge arose from the human need to systematize all knowledge about the surrounding world and the concept of knowledge itself. There is no universal or perpetual classification of knowledge, since the creation of KOS is based on the worldview of their creators and their way of ordering and structuring knowledge. Organization
Read MoreLinguistic History of English: PIE Roots, Periods, and Major Influences
The History of the English Language
Linguistic Background: Proto-Indo-European (PIE)
All the languages discussed are genetically related since they are all descendants of one parent language, Proto-Indo-European (PIE). Major branches include:
- Germanic
- Italic
- Celtic
The lineage leading to English is: Germanic → West Germanic → Anglo-Frisian Group → English.
The reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language was a synthetic language with a rich inflectional morphology.
The majority of roots of Proto-Indo-
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