Comments for PQ Systems, Inc. | Quality Blog http://blog.pqsystems.com Simple solutions for superior quality. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Should Toyota’s recall be blamed on quality? by Leila Sardina http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/02/10/should-toyota%e2%80%99s-recall-be-blamed-on-quality/#comment-146 Leila Sardina Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:53:13 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=457#comment-146 Ongoing Toyota recalls are doing so much harm to their premium brand. more than 2 million vehicles in the United States to correct sticking gas pedals. over 4 million autos in the United States to correct pedals getting lodged under floor mats. 690,000 cars in China defective electrical window switches. Toyota managers on Television to apologise for recall and still the press highlight problems as the company gets more nervous. I wonder how much brand value this has cost them. Ongoing Toyota recalls are doing so much harm to their premium brand. more than 2 million vehicles in the United States to correct sticking gas pedals. over 4 million autos in the United States to correct pedals getting lodged under floor mats. 690,000 cars in China defective electrical window switches. Toyota managers on Television to apologise for recall and still the press highlight problems as the company gets more nervous. I wonder how much brand value this has cost them.

]]> Comment on Should Toyota’s recall be blamed on quality? by White Bull http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/02/10/should-toyota%e2%80%99s-recall-be-blamed-on-quality/#comment-144 White Bull Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:30:12 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=457#comment-144 Everything is design. Poor quality is design. Great quality is design. With great design no one needs 6 sigma, lean, whatever. Everything is design. Poor quality is design. Great quality is design. With great design no one needs 6 sigma, lean, whatever.

]]> Comment on Should Toyota’s recall be blamed on quality? by Kenny R http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/02/10/should-toyota%e2%80%99s-recall-be-blamed-on-quality/#comment-143 Kenny R Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:29:37 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=457#comment-143 Too intangible to be design alone. Quality is a precurser to the end users perception of value. It surfaces, in this case, after accounting, engineering, manufacturing and a few others all have their say. I suspect a few lawyers have an opinion of value at this point. Are other manufacturers doing assesments of their systems as part of this unfortunate wake up call, or is the pack focused on bringing down the weaker animal as big business so often does? I say this is a quality issue because every one of us should assume the responsibility to ASSURE that these things don't happen. Too intangible to be design alone. Quality is a precurser to the end users perception of value. It surfaces, in this case, after accounting, engineering, manufacturing and a few others all have their say. I suspect a few lawyers have an opinion of value at this point. Are other manufacturers doing assesments of their systems as part of this unfortunate wake up call, or is the pack focused on bringing down the weaker animal as big business so often does? I say this is a quality issue because every one of us should assume the responsibility to ASSURE that these things don’t happen.

]]> Comment on Should Toyota’s recall be blamed on quality? by Dave Gentile http://blog.pqsystems.com/2010/02/10/should-toyota%e2%80%99s-recall-be-blamed-on-quality/#comment-142 Dave Gentile Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:16:31 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=457#comment-142 Not to be too clever, but this is not about quality, but Quality, which includes Design - as in Designed to avoid unsafe conditions which cause recalls and PR nightmares. Not to be too clever, but this is not about quality, but Quality, which includes Design – as in Designed to avoid unsafe conditions which cause recalls and PR nightmares.

]]> Comment on PQ Systems celebrating 25 years by Omar http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/06/23/pq-systems-celebrating-25-years/#comment-92 Omar Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:39:06 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=346#comment-92 Dr. Cleary, Congratulations! PQ Systems is a great company. An example of entrepreneurship,vision. Could you imagine, 25 years ago, all the countries and companies that have been possitively affected by your work? Well, for instance, I am writing from Costa Rica. Dr. Cleary,

Congratulations!

PQ Systems is a great company. An example of entrepreneurship,vision.

Could you imagine, 25 years ago, all the countries and companies that have been possitively affected by your work?

Well, for instance, I am writing from Costa Rica.

]]> Comment on Stats Tip: A run of 6? or 7? by Marita http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/05/28/stats-tip-a-run-of-6-or-7/#comment-76 Marita Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:32:48 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=306#comment-76 I was thinking about your question above. I pulled out the TQT manual and looked up what it had to says. pg. 90 of Chart Interpretation. QUOTE From TQT manual-- ""ii) Seven or more points in a row going in one direction, up or down. For this test, look for groups of points moving upward or downward in succession. Count consecutive points, including horizontal runs within the run. Circle any groups of seven or more. If multiple groups appear, circle them all. This is probably the result of a trend in one of the system resources. The Xbar-R chart below shows a group of eight medians moving downward"" I wish I could import the picture. There is even a picture of the eights points circled. So the question is this 6 or 7? seven is my final answer. I was thinking about your question above. I pulled out the TQT manual and looked up what it had to says. pg. 90 of Chart Interpretation. QUOTE From TQT manual– “”ii) Seven or more points in a row going in one direction, up or down. For this test, look for groups of points moving upward or downward in succession. Count consecutive points, including horizontal runs within the run. Circle any groups of seven or more. If multiple groups appear, circle them all. This is probably the result of a trend in one of the system resources. The Xbar-R chart below shows a group of eight medians moving downward”" I wish I could import the picture. There is even a picture of the eights points circled. So the question is this 6 or 7? seven is my final answer.

]]> Comment on Stats Tip: A run of 6? or 7? by Troy Minor http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/05/28/stats-tip-a-run-of-6-or-7/#comment-75 Troy Minor Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:54:44 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=306#comment-75 Matt is correct, there are only 6 points in the trend. Matt is correct, there are only 6 points in the trend.

]]> Comment on Stats Tip: A run of 6? or 7? by Marita http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/05/28/stats-tip-a-run-of-6-or-7/#comment-74 Marita Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:19:12 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=306#comment-74 We would count them as seven points. A point is a point and thus it is in the grey shaded area, you have 7 points intervals down in order. At our factory we actually train our operators to start watching at 5 points before we have serious problems at the machines. We would count them as seven points. A point is a point and thus it is in the grey shaded area, you have 7 points intervals down in order. At our factory we actually train our operators to start watching at 5 points before we have serious problems at the machines.

]]> Comment on Stats Tip: A run of 6? or 7? by Dale Sexton http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/05/28/stats-tip-a-run-of-6-or-7/#comment-73 Dale Sexton Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:06:27 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=306#comment-73 There are only six downward trending points. As stated in the example, the point before the downward trend is not part of the downward trend. There are only six downward trending points. As stated in the example, the point before the downward trend is not part of the downward trend.

]]> Comment on Stats Tip: A run of 6? or 7? by Steve Ackerman http://blog.pqsystems.com/2009/05/28/stats-tip-a-run-of-6-or-7/#comment-72 Steve Ackerman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:22:22 +0000 http://blog.pqsystems.com/?p=306#comment-72 I agree with Matt - mostly. The only point that I would make in the examples given is that the last point, although going the opposite direction of the trend, may still be consideraboly above or below the average or target, and an adjustment of the process may still be required. I agree with Matt – mostly.

The only point that I would make in the examples given is that the last point, although going the opposite direction of the trend, may still be consideraboly above or below the average or target, and an adjustment of the process may still be required.

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