World State of Quality - 2018 results

The World State of Quality (WSQ) project aims to assess, analyze and rank the different countries performance in terms of Quality.

The 2018 WSQ edition is based on several indicators (16) that are grouped according to some of the most relevant Quality dimensions (in a total of 10) in order to get a final score to the 118 worldwide countries.

The WSQ represents a pioneering way to measure Quality in the different countries of the world. It can be an important input for several institutions to easy identify strengths and improvement areas for each country in terms of Quality.

The 2018 report is available at http://wsq.dps.uminho.pt/ (Report).

Paulo Sampaio and Catarina Cubo, from the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), are members of the research team of this project.

QOE @ Lean and Six Sigma ASQ Conference

Paulo Sampaio, Coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), attended the Lean and Six Sigma ASQ Conference that took place between February 23 and 25, in Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.

This conference was focused on reaching organizational excellence through lean and six sigma application.

QOE @ Product Excellence Model Training

Paulo Sampaio, Coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), delivered a training about the Product Excellence Model that took place between February 9 and 13, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

(Photo retrieved from Paulo Sampaio Linkedin page)

Paulo Sampaio, invited by Professor Mohamed Zairi and Dr. Ayedh Al-Amri, taught in the Product Excellence Model 2030 Saudi Vision / National Quality Strategy Riyadh, which intends to help Saudi companies to reach world-class level until 2030.

(Photo retrieved from Paulo Sampaio Linkedin page)

Paulo Cauchick-Miguel at RG-QOE as Visiting Professor

Paulo Cauchick-Miguel visited the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE) this last month. Paulo is Associate Professor at the Department of Production and Systems of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), and develops his research in the quality management, research methodologies in engineering, product-service systems, and servitization fields of expertise.

During his visit, Paulo attended the QOE monthly meeting where several possibilities of cooperation between UMinho and UFSC were discussed.

Paulo had the opportunity to deliver a lecture on January 22 to the RG-QOE members entitled “Research methodology and publication: insights in the production engineering context”.

(From left to right: Paulo Sampaio, Mónica Cabecinhas, Paulo Cauchick-Miguel, Pedro Domingues, Catarina Cubo, and Nicky Campbell-Allen)

QOE at 3rd IAQ Quality Forum & 13th Shanghai International Symposium on Quality

Paulo Sampaio, Coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence, attended the 3rd IAQ World Quality Forum & 13th Shanghai International Symposium on Quality with the theme “Boundaryless Quality World” that took place last December 5 and 6, in Shanghai, China.

Paulo Sampaio was guest speaker in a round table discussion about the “Future of the Quality Profession”.

[Photos retrieved from Photo gallery of the event]

MSc Dissertation Examination @ RG-QOE

Fábio Daniel Correia, student of the Master in Quality Engineering and Management (MEGQ) presented his Master Dissertation in November 27.

From left to right: Professor Paulo Sampaio (supervisor); Fábio Daniel Correia; Professor Maria João Rosa (external examiner); Professor Eusébio Nunes (Examination Board Chair). Photo retrieved from MEGQ Facebook page.

The dissertation entitlied “Proposta de um Modelo de Excelência Organizacional para Pequenas e Médias Empresas” was supervised by Professor Paulo Sampaio. The examination was performed by Professor Maria João Rosa.

World Quality Day 2019

To celebrate the World Quality Day (WQD) 2019, the coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), Paulo Sampaio, leaves a message : “In the 21st century we need to re-invent Quality to Lead and reach Excellence in the digital world”.

The WQD was established in 1990 by the United Nations and it is celebrated annually on the second Thursday in November.

It intends to celebrate quality worldwide, share quality achievements and to raise awareness of quality around the world as quality is a contribute for the improvement of performance every day of the year.