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ASQ_Mark

  1. Green victory? City of LA bans plastic grocery bags. ow.ly/b6N82
  2. Well that stinks. RT @monroetimes: Limburger production down in 2011 ow.ly/b4wOF #cheese
  3. @VEALDOGS you didn't say an hour! Holy mackerel!
  4. Giddy up! RT @bridgetwi: Hell yeah! (@ Brooklyn Half Marathon Finish Line w/ 69 others) 4sq.com/KB3yiE
  5. Thx! Ready to roll-I think. RT @tomheld: A big "go get 'em" to my pal @ASQ_Mark in his 11th marathon on Sun. Be steady 2 the finish. #cgbm12
  6. On this date in 1924, Walter Shewhart mentions a schematic control chart in a memo. Becomes foundation for the essential principals of SPC.
  7. Good reminders. RT @timaleanjourney: 20 Ways to Stop the E-Mail Madness ow.ly/aSISI via @OPENForum
  8. Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel on.ted.com/C5sI #TED
  9. Kawakita Jiro, credited with developing the affinity diagram, born on this day in 1920.
  10. Delay in @maytag dryer exchange. Service technician used the words "unit cannot be repaired" instead of "unrepairable." #areyoukiddingme
  11. New washer-dryer came Sat., @Maytag repairman gives dryer last rites this a.m. Glad the Mrs. handling xchge. #bigtimehassle #lackofquality.
  12. Great leaders inspire action: Interesting TED talk by Simon Sinek. He's to appear at ASQ world conference this month ow.ly/aDw1l
  13. May QP is live and kicking. Cover story about untangling workflows, keeping things simple (+audio interview w/ author) ow.ly/aDhnG
  14. Baseball fans:Take our Quick Poll to vote on the best way to build a winning ball club. Check out 'Fair or Foul,' too. ow.ly/axGdg
  15. New survey: 1/3 of large manufacturers are considering reshoring. ow.ly/axHAQ