In a competitive manufacturing industry, meeting high standards is crucial to quality, sustainability, and safety.

In 2025, Quality Digest is embarking on an exciting new era of documentary filmmaking with an innovative Manufacturing Roadshow series of short films.

Be honest: How satisfied are you with your work right now?

Born in 1929, H. James “Jim” Harrington was a phenomenal influence in the world of quality.

Building a supply chain network strategy does not have to be complicated. Ultimately, whether you are looking at your supply chain, back office functions, or fill rates, improving your business is about reducing dependencies and avoiding variation. 

Employees matter. They are difficult to find and hard to replace, especially in today’s labor market.

Discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, including in healthcare.

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications can deliver huge efficiencies to quality operations for pharma and medical technology. Yet, many quality teams are hesitant to embrace AI fully.

Issues affecting the workforce today are both immediate—such as the aging out of many experienced baby boomers —and long term—such as meeting employees’ changed expectations of workplace flexibility, pay, career paths, and innovative benefits.

Automation has been a hard sell for many small- and medium-sized manufacturers.