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    ISO 26262 An Introduction

    By on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 | Comments Off

    I recently participated in a training course for ISO 26262 a standard adapted from IEC 61508 to provide effective safety-related systems controls for Electrical and/or Electronic (E/E) hardware and software systems within road vehicles throughout their life-cycle. Safety and the proliferation of computer aided or controlled systems are key issues for future automobile development. New functionalities in [...]

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    5s Creates Employee Involvement

    By on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 | Comments Off

    For an organization wishing to improve employee participation and a more employee managed environment, 5S is an easy and effective first step.  The essence of employee involvement is to create employee ownership of the work place. What better beginning than to implement a process designed to give employees substantial input into the environment they work [...]

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    Contingency Planning

    By on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Contingency plans are required for the automotive quality system standard, TS 16949.  While the idea is great, the requirement, or at least the way it is worded, gets it wrong. 

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