Quality 4.0 looks at how digitization improves industry processes. Despite over 10 years of focus, there's still no clear definition or knowledge base for Quality 4.0.

In the fall of 2021, COVID-19 was a top concern for more than half of respondents in our September 2021 survey. Today that number is down to 17%, according to our Annual Quality Spending Survey, which surveyed subscribers in September 2022.

The final step of the Lean Six Sigma process improvement roadmap is control.

Organizations are successful if they incorporate structured steps for implementing Lean Six Sigma so that the enterprise as a whole benefits.