There are many standards, methods and perhaps most confusing, but most importantly of all acronyms in use in the field of quality management, and especially so in the field of technology-based products. From the seemingly simple concepts of ISO 9000 (and the military MIL standards from which that grew) to statistical and analytical methods like Statistical Process Control (SPC) the range of complexity and compliance is staggering. What the average quality engineer or manager needs is a simple guide to what these are, how they relate to one another and most critically how to take advantage of...

5000 Miles At 8000 RPM is the story of how CSC Motorcycles brought the Zongshen RX3 250cc adventure touring motorcycle to America, including detailed, behind-the-scenes reports on Zongshen's manufacturing and quality assurance, the US Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board certification processes, CSC's dealer-free path to market, and the planning and execution of CSC's customer-centered adventure touring approach. The book includes detailed tales from the 1700-mile CSC Inaugural Baja Run and the 5000-mile Western America Adventure Ride, along with a...

Ride beautiful Colombia with Joe Berk, Juan Carlos Posada Roa, and Carlos Mesa on Zongshen RX3 motorcycles. This is an adventure tour that has it all: Magnificent riding on dirt and asphalt, tight mountain twisties, elevations from sea level to nearly 14,000 feet, delightful Colombian cuisine, stunningly beautiful women, majestic churches, and more. It's an 8-day circumnavigation of Colombia's Andes Mountains, with stops in exotic places most people have never imagined. Visit the AKT Motos motorcycle assembly line and meet Enrique Vargas, the AKT General Manager. Cruise the mighty Magdalena...