What makes someone a quality leader and not just a manager? According to experts at Harvard Business School, the difference between leading versus managing comes down to a few key…

According to a 2019 BDO benchmarking survey, 99% of middle market manufacturing executives consider themselves somewhat familiar with Industry 4.0 trends, despite the fact that only 5% have an Industry…

According to the late quality guru Armand V. Feigenbaum, the hidden factory accounts for anywhere from 20 to 40% of an organization’s total capacity. He called the hidden factory “that…

As the UK government continues to ease lockdown restrictions up and down the country, and further organizations and businesses are allowed to open, the country seems to be adapting to…

Gartner predicts the current wave of cloud adoption is just beginning to pick up steam, forecasting cloud service industry growth at nearly three times the rate of IT services as…

Today’s post is a Q&A featuring Sheronda Jeffries, program manager at Cisco Systems and one of our previous Champions for Quality award winners. An ISO 9001 expert, Jeffries represents industry…

There’s no question plant managers wear many important hats in a manufacturing facility. They’re the captain of the ship. They set the tone for a culture of quality. They’re responsible…

When it comes to quality management objectives, what many manufacturers don’t understand about cost of quality could hurt them. A survey by LNS Research asked more than 500 manufacturing executives…

Layered process audits, or LPAs, are a useful quality and operations tool to facilitate process checks and verifications on the plant floor. These unique audits require fast, frequent checks of…

The automotive industry has never been more challenging or competitive. Amid changes in global economies, regulations and market dynamics, automakers are now having to prioritise technological development to ensure their…