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Quality Gurus Oct 5, 2025

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Analysis App

OEE Calculator OEE CALCULATOR Overall Equipment Effectiveness Analysis Tool Input Parameters Number of Shifts Hours…

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Quality Gurus Oct 2, 2025

Reducing the Burden of Quality on the Organization

Organizations often view quality as an additional workload. Policies, audits, documentation, and compliance activities…

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Quality Gurus Sep 18, 2025

How to Make Sure Improvements Stick in Your Organization?

Organizations spend a lot of effort on improvement projects. These may include reducing waste, increasing efficiency, or…

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Quality Gurus Sep 18, 2025

Kaikaku vs. Kaizen: Two Paths to Continuous Improvement

In the world of Lean and quality management, the terms Kaizen and Kaikaku are often mentioned together. Both are…

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Quality Gurus Sep 16, 2025

Takt Time vs. Cycle Time: What’s the Difference?

In lean and Six Sigma projects, two time-based measures often come up: Takt Time and Cycle Time. While they sound…

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Quality Gurus Sep 15, 2025

ISO 9001:2026 Draft – Quality Culture and the Human Environment

The ISO 9001:2026 Draft International Standard (DIS) places new emphasis on the human and cultural aspects of quality.…

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Quality Gurus Sep 7, 2025

ISO 9001:2026 and the Rise of Opportunity Based Thinking

When ISO 9001:2015 was introduced, one of its most significant changes was the formal emphasis on risk-based thinking.…

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Quality Gurus Sep 2, 2025

ISO 9001:2026 DIS compared with ISO 9001:2015

ISO 9001, the globally recognized quality management standard, is undergoing its planned revision. As a part of it the…

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