About APLOMET
OUR MISSION
We help organizations increase performance through consulting and education in quality management technologies.
PHILOSOPHY
Organizations shape their future through continual learning and action. Leaders ensure congruence of words, behaviors
OUR CLIENTS
We’ve consulted to Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, nonprofit organizations, and start-ups. More than 700 organizations have sent individuals to our public workshops, including the manufacturing, healthcare, education, government
Following are some clients from the manufacturing sector: ABB, Alcan, Alcoa, Arthrex, Baxter, BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, Bosch, Brunswick, Caterpillar, Flowserve, Fresco Systems, Hydro Aluminum, Jack Daniel Distilleries, John Deere, Johnson Controls, Kennametal, Lockheed Martin, Parker Hannifin, Philips Consumer Electronics, Rockwell, Schick, Smith & Nephew, Studsvik and TRW.
Some from the financial, healthcare, public, reverse logistics and service sectors include: BlueCross BlueShield TN, Lombard Elementary School District, Miami Performing Arts Center, Mountain States Health Alliance, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Octapharma Plasma, RenaissanceRe, Image 1 Wireless and U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
Some educational institutions, professional organizations and private training groups for which we’ve delivered public, in-house or internet-based workshops include: American Quality Institute, American Society for Quality, AudioSolutionZ.com, Caribbean Institute for Quality, Design Management Alliance, East Tennessee State University, JP Russell & Associates, KnowWare, Maine MEP, MSQPC/The Quality Center, North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality, Northeast State Community College, Paton Professional, Progressive Business Conferences, Progressive Healthcare Conferences, Project Management Institute, Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Whittington & Associates.
Clients of these organizations for whom training has been conducted include: Aerospace companies, automotive suppliers, calibration and test labs, casino industry, city government, clinical research labs, electronic components, defense contractors, energy research labs, federal government agencies, health care providers, insurance companies, medical device manufacturers, military bases, oil & gas industry equipment providers, pharmaceutical companies, power utilities, retail distribution centers, steel service centers, telecommunications firms and transportation infrastructure.
Musings: My Blog
Week of Risk
Training with Air Force on Risk Based Quality Audits went great, and as I experienced with the USPS, they are far ahead of many industries in already applying the concepts. Of course, being in Vegas didn't hurt, nor did the opportunity to drive a Nissan GT-R at 137...
An Interesting Perspective on Follow-up Audits
If your organization consistently does follow-up audits related to findings of previous audits you might find this article by the president of the Institute of Internal Auditors useful to peruse.
GRC versus IRM
Well it's good to see Gartner admit that the GRC market was a bust ... basically just selling software for managing lists of 1) regulations, etc. organizations must comply with, 2) risks associated with not effectively meeting them them, and 3) controls for managing...
Quality of Life
I was in touch with a colleague recently who retired about 3 years ago. Asked him how he was liking it, and his reply was that his focus on self-improvement during that time was way better than any accomplishments he'd had in his career in the auto industry. That's...
So Much Noise, So Little Signal
Purchased some HP laser printer cartridges from Office Depot a week or so ago, which I've done several dozen times over many years. Got an email asking how the purchase/delivery process had gone. Ok, maybe a little value. But today I got an email asking me to rate...
Oh, This is Comforting (Not!)
"The 737 MAX was certified in accordance with the identical FAA requirements and processes that have governed certification of all previous new airplanes and derivatives," Boeing said.
Boeing 787 Max 8 as Classic Design Error Compounded
Unreal (although perhaps premature, since all the info isn't out). The 787 Max was a bad design. Placement of the engines on the wings was different, which causes the plane to want to go into a loop when accelerating. So to compensate they added software to offset...
Digital Infrastructures
Just completed some work with US Postal Service, and boy was I impressed. They are way ahead of most commercial industry in the digital transformation. And it helped me realize how much work it takes for them to execute their mission as well as they do, day after...
Good Webinar on Poor Risk Assessment Practices
I did a webinar yesterday titled Critical Issues with Risk Assessment and Risk Management. Then today I watched a webinar offered by the FAIR Institute. Seemed like an echo! Here's the link to the free one from Open FAIR ... worth your time if you are serious about...
Second Edition of RCA Book Now Available
The first edition was published in 2008, so I was really looking forward to adding what I've learned since then. The 2nd edition is now posted on the ASQ Quality Press website, so should be available for ordering. Here's a summary of the changes: Root Cause...
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