Quality in the 21st Century, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Perspectives from ASQ Feigenbaum Medal Winners

This book is a compilation of perspectives provided by several winners of the ASQ Feigenbaum Medal, which is awarded each year to an individual under the age of 35 who has made a significant contribution to the field of Quality. As such, it serves as a valuable reference book in this area. It is primarily based on the medalists? vision to "refresh" and "re-think" the quality concepts that have been used over the past century and the future development of the topic.

Maximizing readers? understanding of the ways in which Quality is created, it provides insights from pioneers in this field from around the globe and anticipates how and what Quality will be in the future, as well as how people and organizations can benefit from it today.

Introduction.- Quality: From Past Perfect to Future Conditional.- Importance of Data Quality for Analysis.- The Future of Quality: Strategy, Leadership, and an Opportunity to Improve Quality of Life on a Global Scale there to be Seized or Lost.- Common Sense, Use the Right Tool for the Job.- Development of Strategic Quality Metrics for Organizations Using Hoshin Kanri.- Customer Experience Driving Quality Transformation.- The Role of Learning and Exploration in Quality Management and Continuous Improvement.- The Efficienti: Quality Professionals of the 21st Century.- Final Thoughts.- Feigenbaum Medalists (Non-Authors) Short Bios.

Paulo Sampaio graduated in Industrial Engineering (2002, 5-year degree) and received a PhD in Systems and Production Engineering from the University of Minho, in 2008, entitled “ISO 9000 worldwide phenomenon research: origins, motivations, consequences and perspectives”.

Paulo is currently a Researcher and Assistant Professor in the Systems and Production Department at the University of Minho in Portugal; (2008-…); invited Professor in several Quality Management post graduate courses (2008-…) and Quality Management Consultant (2009-…).

Paulo has held positions as Teaching Assistant in the Systems and Production Department at the University of Minho, Portugal; (2002-2004) Product and Project Manager in the Portuguese Association for Certification (APCER); (2004-2008) PhD Student at the University of Minho, Portugal; (2005-2010) Founder Member and President of the University of Minho Industrial Engineering Alumni Association; (2009-2011) Assistant Professor at the LusíadaUniversity, Portugal; (2010-2012) Vice-President of the Portuguese Association for Quality North Region Delegation; (2010-2012) President of the General Assembly of the University of Minho Industrial Engineering Alumni Association.

Paulo participates as a speaker in many quality management international conferences and he is currently author of several publications in quality management area (books, papers in international and national journals). He is member of the research team of several quality management research projects and also supervises several Master and PhD thesis.

In 2006 (1st), 2008 and 2009 (3rd), Paulo has been distinguished with the award of the Best Paper Presented in the Student Technical Paper Competition during the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement. In 2008, his PhD Thesis was distinguished by the Portuguese Association for Quality as the best thesis developed in Quality. In 2009, Paulo has been distinguished as Senior