Leaders Can No Longer Fake an AI Strategy
The era of corporate AI theater is ending.
The era of corporate AI theater is ending.
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Quality Digest interviewed Kevin Atkins, product manager for Geomagic Freeform at Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division. Atkins has more than 25 years of experience in 3D modeling and sculpting.
On a recent gemba walk, everything looked right. Large digital dashboards lined the production floor, displaying real-time updates on throughput, quality, downtime, and schedule adherence.
There are always good reasons to attend the American Society for Quality’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement (WCQI).
Markets run on trust. Trust runs on standards. And standards only work when the people shaping them reflect the people they are meant to protect.
Efficient equipment management helps support safer, faster patient care.
High-volume medical equipment serves as the operational backbone of our healthcare system. From infusion pumps and monitoring devices to hospital beds and support surfaces, these assets support nearly every aspect of patient care.
A lot of CMMS rollouts fail quietly. It’s a common scenario: The software is installed, technicians are logging hours, and the digital work orders are flowing. On the surface, the implementation was a “success.”
Most quality professionals have experienced this moment. A process improvement initiative is completed. Procedures are updated, the team is trained, and for a period of time everything works exactly as intended.
When manufacturing leaders discuss operational challenges, “culture” becomes the catch-all explanation: “Our culture doesn’t support discipline like Asian manufacturers,” or, “We need to change the culture around quality,” or, “It’s a cultural resistance to following
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