Entries by Steve Williams

Client American Standard Circuits Earns AS9100 Rev D

Press release: American Standard Circuits For immediate release: 9/20/17 For more information contact Dan Beaulieu at 207-649-0879. West Chicago, Illinois: American Standard Circuits CEO, Anaya Vardya announces that his company has achieved AS9100 Rev D. AS9100 is the internationally recognized Quality Management System standard specific to the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries. This standard is strongly […]

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YEAH! Wrapping Up The “Shall” series

I am sure everyone exhales a sigh of relief as we conclude the AS9100D “shall series”…   9.0 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Second to last in the standard is Performance Evaluation, which consists of 13 “shalls”, focusing on Monitoring, Measuring, Evaluation and Analysis, Internal Audits and Management Review. Plain English Translation Companies need to determine what needs […]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly… Matt Mullenweg

Continuing with my GBU human interest stories that highlight folks that have made both exceptionally fortuitous decisions, as well as those that will never be inducted into the Good Decision Hall of Fame. I hope you enjoy them. The Good: Matt Mullenweg started WordPress, which now powers >25 percent of the Web Mullenweg dropped out […]

Operations: not just for hospitals!

Continuing on with the AS9100D “shall series”… 8.0 OPERATION pt 1   At 80 “shalls”, the Operation requirement has the most by far, which makes perfect sense since Operation covers everything in your organization from quoting through shipping. We won’t go through each and every one, as I would quickly lose your interest, but will highlight […]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly… Joe Green

Continuing with my GBU human interest stories that highlight folks that have made both exceptionally fortuitous decisions, as well as those that will never be inducted into the Good Decision Hall of Fame. I hope you enjoy them. The Ugly: Joe Green took his dad’s advice and said no to Facebook Mark Zuckerberg’s college roommate, […]

Support your local QMS

Continuing on with the AS9100D “shall series”… 7.0 SUPPORT There are 25 “shalls” in the Support requirement, beginning with the top level shall “The organization shall determine and provide the resources needed for the establishment, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the quality management system.” Plain English Translation This support requirement is about providing the […]

Inspection Is Evil

Come see my lecture  at the IPC Reliability Forum this week in Chicago; register here http://events.ipc.org/events/ipc-reliability-forum-manufacturing-high-performance-products/custom-37-bbdf36707fa54d01a644424e621e5eda.aspx A wise man once said “Inspection is Evil”; …actually it was me and I didn’t say it just once, I say it every chance I get. Inspection is a non value-add activity and companies tend to use it to hide […]

Relief may be in sight on Conflict Minerals Regulations

IPC Supports EU Council Formal Approval of Voluntary Conflict Minerals Requirements for Manufacturers Statement from John Mitchell, IPC President and CEO April 3, 2017 – On April 3, 2017, the European Union (EU) Council voted to adopt a regulation regarding the sourcing of conflict minerals in high risk zones. Approval by the EU Council is […]

We don’t need no stinkin’ plan

Continuing on with the AS9100D “shall series”… 6.0 PLANNING Actions to Address Risks and Opportunities When planning for the quality management system, the organization shall determine the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed. The organization shall plan actions to address these risks and opportunities, integrate and implement the actions into its QMS & […]