QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT
QFD
Institute at
www.qfdi.org
This institute was founded in 1993 to advance quality function deployment (QFD)
methodology. It features a list of current events, QFD forums and classes,
QFD application case studies, QFD bibliographies, and a QFD search.
www.shef.ac.uk/~ibberson/qfd.html
The University of Sheffield in England sponsors this site, which gives an
over-view of quality function deployment (QFD) aimed mainly at people new to
QFD. It includes a complete introduction to QFD, information on QFD research
in the United Kingdom, other information sources and recommendations for
further reading. The most unique feature is an interactive, animated
tutorial on the house of quality matrix.
MEASUREMENT AND METROLOGY
www.allmeasure.com
You'll find useful basic information on the capabilities, manufacturers and
general costs of a broad range of measuring equipment and technology on this
site. There is also a reference section with links; conversion information;
and definitions relating to measurement, calibration and process control.
www.cmmtalk.com
CMMTalk.com was recently launched to provide an online community for
computer measuring machine programmers and professionals. In the left-hand
menu the site includes a list of the most popular forums. Users can also
search for a particular topic in all forums by keyword and date.
www.cmsc.org
The Coordinate Measurement Systems Committee (CMSC), an international group
of measurement specialists, offers a variety of measurement and metrology
resources on its Web site. Measurement news, information on conferences, a
long list of links and CMSC membership application materials are among the
features of this site. It also includes a link to a free download of Convert
4.10, software that will convert the most popular units of measurement and
has the ability to create custom conversions.
ecalibration.com
As resource for calibration professionals, this site has several directories
(providers, training, instrumentation, software, consulting, organizations
and supplies) along with a calendar, discussion board, career center and
news. A section on calibration and the FDA was recently added.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5118/metric.htm
Having trouble remembering the values of yottagrams, zettameters and
femtometers? Bookmark this chart of metric prefixes for future reference.
The chart offers abbreviations, meanings and examples for each prefix.
www.isa.org
The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society uses its site to post
news on the design and use of instruments, computers and systems for
measurement and control. Read full-text articles from InTech, Industrial
Computing and Motion Control magazines, and read about industrial products
in the reviewer database.
http://www.unc.edu/%7Erowlett/units/www.iswm.com
The International Society of Weighing and Measurement is a nonprofit society
whose members include manufacturers, distributors and suppliers. Visit the
society's home page for information on certification and products and
services.
metrologyforum.tm.agilent.com/index.shtml
Agilent Technologies has created this "Metrology Forum" for those interested
in calibration. The site offers articles on current issues and standards,
international calibration practices and basic key metrology concepts. A
"just for fun" area takes a lighter look at the world of measuring and
calibrating.
www.metrologyworld.com
This site offers a resource center, free downloadable software and full-text
articles on manufacturing trends. Its job center is extensive and simple to
navigate. The product center not only contains a buyer's guide but gives
users the opportunity to request quotes directly from suppliers.
www.nist.gov/traceability
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created this site
on measurement traceability (whether the result of a measurement can be
related to accepted international or national standards through an unbroken
chain of comparisons). It includes NIST's traceability policy, a glossary,
answers to frequently asked questions, examples of NIST measurement programs
and a traceability checklist for users of calibration services.
physics.nist.gov/cuu/index.html
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's units and uncertainty
site has contents on the values of constants and related information,
in-depth information on the international system of units and guidelines for
the expression of uncertainty in measurement.
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
This dictionary of measurement units is a must-bookmark for any metrology
student. It includes units from the International System of Units, the
metric system, the English traditional systems, and nonmetric and scientific
elements. Created by a professor at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, the site is extremely thorough and easy to use.
AUDITING
www.internal-auditor.com
The Ruth Ellen Carey Communications Manufacturing and Industrial Resource
Center site for internal auditors has both free and subscription areas. The
free pages include helpful tips, information on certification, an ISO
9000:2000 update and a monthly article.
www.itinerant-auditors.com
Do you need to hire an auditor? This Web site, operated by MEON Consulting
Group of the United Kingdom, wants to provide you with one. Auditors and
auditor groups available for hire through this site specialize in ISO 9000
auditing, documentation review, vendor auditing and process auditing. Even
if you're not interested in hiring one of the group's auditors, the site
provides basic information on the need for auditing.
www.theiia.org
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) publishes timely articles and
information on its comprehensive Web site. Headlines are found on the home
page, though visitors can also go to the online IIA magazine (Internal
Auditor), certification and training sections, and links to more Web
sites on auditing.
RELIABILITY
www.barringer1.com/wa.htm
Barringer & Associates has made Wallodi Weibull's reliability papers on
available for download. Many of the papers are from Robert Abernathy's book,
The New Weibull Handbook. Another list names missing articles the
site would like to add if copies can be located.
www.reliability.com
Reliability Center Inc. has a Web site with features such as forums on
various topics, a newsletter and articles, links to other organizations, a
definitions page and a search service.
www.reliabilityweb.com
This consumer review site for the reliability industry includes news,
articles, reviews, question and answer pages on many topics, and what is
called the Reliability Hall of Fame.
www.rmspartnership.com
The Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability Partnership (RMSP) is an
organization that fosters networking among organizations and people
interested in reliability engineering. Its homepage features free articles,
reliability links, the RMSP quarterly newsletter, events listings and job
opportunity listings.
www.smrp.org
The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is devoted
to promoting maintenance and reliability education for people, production
and quality processes. On its Web site visit the library for abstracts and
articles from recent conferences or the popular Discussion Network for
threads on topics such as maintenance training, motor management software
and best practices.
www.sre.org
The Society of Reliability Engineers (SRE) provides visitors information
regarding officers, chapters and directors. In addition, users can read the
full text of the organization newsletter, Lambda Notes.
www.weibull.com
Supported by Reliasoft, this site is a premier source of information,
discussion and tools for reliability engineering. From the home page, click
on "Reliability Growth Analysis Online Reference" for principles and theory,
"Reliability Glossary" for a complete list of terms or "Reliability Hotwire"
to read the latest e-zine on improving reliability practices.
Page 4....(More Links)
Do you know of a "quality" website that
should be listed? Share it with us!
