The sustainability of the organization relies on its ability to monitor the external environment for opportunities, trends and risks, and also its ability to learn, change and innovate.
Sustainable development frameworks encourage businesses to consider their impact and develop tools to demonstrate improvements. Environmental sustainability requires monitoring, learning, and innovating to respond to opportunities and risks.
Our workforce is undergoing major changes, especially in talent management and retention. Understanding and addressing these shifts will be our next mission.
We’ll explore what is causing the skills gap, what training programs we should be implementing, how to start, and how we protect the non-digital skills in a growing digital world.
In this article, we'll explore the causes of the skills gap, suitable training programs, finding assistance, getting started, ensuring long-lasting training, and preserving non-digital skills in a digital world.
Machines can accomplish so much of what humans used to do. Now is the time to leverage technology while capitalizing on the unique qualities humans bring.
Quality 4.0 aligns quality management with Industry 4.0 to drive efficiencies, performance, and innovation. It's critical now more than ever to merge human skills with technology.
Determining liability and accountability for AI system actions is challenging. Organizations need a comprehensive approach addressing technical, ethical, legal, and organizational aspects of AI.
How well do the people responsible for meeting the quality standards understand the standards? Quality managers have access to effective tools to ensure that both the quality team and the entire organization are well-grounded in the most important standards.
Military standards came from a need for a sampling system that did not require 100% inspection for use in testing munitions and other destructive tests.
The ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 standard is similar in format to MIL-STD-105E and ASTM E2234-09 but differs in its definition of a rejectable item. It uses definitions and terminology in line with ANSI/ISO/ASQ 3534-2:2006. Two definitions are particularly important in applying the standard.
Quality is present in all sorts of industries, which makes it a vibrant and
interesting field, but also presents a challenge when looking to find new
professionals to bring into the community.
I often ask quality professionals about their career paths. While I started in natural history collections, I now work in document control in the life sciences industry. Recruitment in the quality industry is challenging due to its presence in various fields, but supporting and engaging young professionals is crucial for the community's future.