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4 Tip for Improving Productivity and Decreasing Employee Errors

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I am a firm believer that employees come to work and want to do a good job.

However, it is the organization’s responsibility to ensure the work environment is one that inspires creative thinking and allows employees to do their job without any barriers or distractions to slow them down.

Apple is getting ready to open its new Spaceship Campus or Apple Park. Read the Full Article →

7 Essential Tools for Quality Control

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Many organizations use quality tools to help monitor and manage their quality initiatives.

There are several types of tools that can be used.  However, there are seven management tools for quality control that are the most common. Different tools are used for different problem solving opportunities and many of the tools can be used in different ways. Read the Full Article →

Example Flowchart as a Quality Management Tool

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Flowcharting is one of the Seven Management Tools for Quality Management. Flowcharting is typically used to map a process flow showing the beginning of a process, decision points and the end of the process.

Steps to creating a flowchart

1.  Identify Steps to the Process
The first step in creating a flow chart is to identify all the steps in a process. Read the Full Article →