I took a deep breath as we left the “car park,” as it’s called in Ireland.

Failure analysis helps uncover the root cause of equipment issues so you can fix problems and prevent them from happening again. This guide outlines a clear, six-step process to conduct effective failure analysis and write a report that adds long-term value.

Dr. Donald J. Wheeler has been one of Quality Digest’s most highly read authors for decades.

As director of quality at a manufacturing plant, James faced the reality of shift every day. As the plant embraced new technologies and adapted to changing global dynamics, he knew that quality management could no longer be reactive.

Once hailed as both an ethical mandate and a strategic necessity after the upheaval of 2020, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives now face intense scrutiny and pushback.

The pharmaceutical industry and the medical device industry have unique ways of defining terms like deviation and nonconformance. Often, this leads to confusion about how events should be classified and managed.

If you’re a corporate employer, you must know the importance of training and its effects on your firm’s growth. Teaching employees with the help of corporate training is an essential step that every firm should follow to reach its goals.

What happens when workers get a say in evaluating their managers? At one Chinese carmaker, the results speak for themselves: happier teams, better leadership, and a noticeable boost in productivity—without a single downside.

Keeping quality high in today’s fast-moving production world is a big challenge. Traditional quality checks have worked well, but they can be slow, require a lot of work, and are prone to mistakes.

How do health and safety incidents affect your business? If a worker is injured or becomes ill, what kind of disruption does it cause? Is your productivity affected? What’s the effect on other workers in terms of workload or psychological health and well-being?