If you’re like the vast majority of readers, your company has probably gotten certified to one or more management system standards because someone told you to do so.

Can you imagine producing products with a tremendous amount of variation? I’m sure many of you know this all too well.

Quality and IT executives alike face increasing pressure to implement technological solutions that allow the highest level of holistic control and oversight concerning the quality of their operations.

The 5 Whys is a well-known root cause analysis technique that originated at Toyota and has been adopted by many other organizations that have implemented lean manufacturing principles.

You just finished your audit, and your registrar has handed you a brand-new certificate. Now, what do you do to make sure everyone knows about it?

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was the night before Christmas and all through the plant
Not a technician was stirring, no quality rants.

With security breaches on the rise, protecting your organization’s confidential and valuable information assets is one of the most important safety measures your organization can take.

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f you’ve been sweating what to get your quality colleagues this holiday season, you might want to pass up that tin of gooey chocolate in favor of a new international self-help standard.

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