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Internal Audits—A Preventative Tool

A tactical advice on a company’s approach

Kurt Boveington
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Intermec Technologies Corp

Thu, 02/19/2009 - 07:48
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With all of the quality lingo over the years, “right-the-first-time,” “prevention vs. detection,” “total quality,” “Six Sigma,” “ kaizen, ” and “continuous improvement,” Intermec Media, a label converter in Fairfield, Ohio, has taken this to another level and applied these concepts to their own internal audit process. As with any process, it’s better to do it right the first time; hopefully the process will prevent problems from reoccurring, and allow itself to be continually improved so that it can adapt to an ever-changing business.

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