Author: mcapples

  • Quality and Cost Relationship

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    Like all of us, I got sidetracked while doing some online research earlier today by a discussion on quality. I ran across an interesting tidbit that summarizes Deming’s philosophy as: Quality = Results of work Efforts / Total Costs The implications are profoundly simple: 1) A focus on quality will, over time, reduce costs 2)…

  • Nationwide stop the texts day!

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    Help “Stop the Texts. Stop The Wrecks.” on the First Nationwide Stop the Texts Day The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that distracted driving is the number one killer of teens in America. In 2010, more than 3,000 people were killed and an additional 416,000 were injured due to distracted driving, which includes…