Some benefits of quality standards are obvious, while others don't get enough fanfare. The pandemic may have impacted how these standards are implemented.
According to experts, the benefits of today’s quality standards are not well known. Take ISO 9001, ISO 14000, and ISO 17021. These standards reinforce quality in any management system, says Steven Wilson, ASQE chair elect.
Lean manufacturing was originally focused on the manufacturing floor, but its methodologies have reached all levels of operations, from procurement to marketing. It has been adopted across a range of industries, from healthcare to hospitality.
What is the best way to encourage a continuous improvement culture? While organizations have historically used rewards to entice employees to support these efforts, upper management’s ongoing and visible support is the best way to make continuous improvement “a way of life,”
Accreditation is critical to ensuring there is an effective quality management system that affords greater process control, reduces risk, and ulitmately results in increased customer satisfaction. And, thanks to the pandemic, it got a little easier.
Leak testing helps manufacturers boost quality without unnecessary costs. It enables them to improve their production process, ensuring efficient assembly and minimizes scrap, delays, and cycle times.
Fatigue testing is unique in that it repeatedly exposes parts to “real-world” conditions, producing data and results that helps manufacturers predict the part’s durability.
Proper fixturing addresses several key parts of quality: It ensures that inspected parts remain in a repeatable and reproducible orientation on a measuring device.
Total quality management is a way to describe a business environment where employees constantly improve their performance and are committed to maintaining high standards.
Dawn Brusseau, product marketing manager, Plex Systems Inc., says ERP software “provides a single source of truth for an organization” by keeping every member of an organization aware of current operations and creating traceability and a monitoring process.