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Our words of advice to manufacturers about ensuring quality…

Our words of advice to manufacturers about ensuring quality…

Manufacturing/Pro QC
Over the past few months, I’ve reached out to our team asking them to share their advice to manufacturers regarding ensuring quality.  Our team’s responses are included here: What words of advice would you give manufacturers about ensuring quality? “Never stop improving your system, structure and process to stay competitive. Implement a continuous improvement process […]
WCQI Wrap-Up – Thank You!

WCQI Wrap-Up – Thank You!

Pro QC/Quality Control
We’ve just returned from the World Conference on Quality and Improvement and find ourselves already planning for 2016 in Milwaukee! We’ve attended the conference for many years but have only exhibited since 2013.  This year, the event was held at The Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, TN and word on the street is that […]
Questions We’re Asked at Tradeshows

Questions We’re Asked at Tradeshows

Pro QC/Quality Control
We attend several trade fairs each year and find the experience of being present and talking with people one-on-one to be invaluable. Each show provides us with an opportunity to learn more about the current trends and connect/reconnect with individuals in the industry. In addition to expanding our network, we are able to use the […]
Benefits of Outsourcing: 3PQ Value

Benefits of Outsourcing: 3PQ Value

News/Pro QC
There are a considerable number of benefits associated with outsourcing.  As a third-party quality assurance provider (3PQ), we ultimately seek to be an extension of our clients’ organizations.  In reducing sourcing risks and costs, this partnership has significant value: We reached out to a few of our key clients and asked for their opinion regarding […]
What does “quality” mean?

What does “quality” mean?

Pro QC/Quality Control
The question of how quality is defined remains subjective, although a variety of definitions are commonly accepted. An older post reached out to our team and asked how they know quality when they see it.  Pro QC’s Managing Director was quoted as describing quality as… ‘When I think of quality, an old quote that we […]
Leading Teams Effectively

Leading Teams Effectively

Pro QC
Managing teams is a core leadership subject within the CMQ/OE certification body of knowledge.  As a CMQ/OE and Education Chair of the local ASQ section in Tampa, Pro QC’s Communications Director recently instructed a webinar related to Leading Teams Effectively.  Similar training was also recently conducted for our team in China.  At Pro QC, we […]
Welcome 2015… Maintain Quality Resolutions

Welcome 2015… Maintain Quality Resolutions

News/Pro QC
As the first Monday of the New Year has arrived and productivity once again gains momentum, so too has the responsibility for resolution follow-through. Over the years, we have written a few articles that we think quality professionals in particular will appreciate.  We use quality tools from start to finish to ensure not only success […]
What are our quality engineers doing on-site during inspections?

What are our quality engineers doing on-site during inspections?

Pro QC
We receive questions relating to quality inspections and the inspection process quite often. One of the most common questions we receive concerns the benefits of inspecting products for quality prior to shipment.  The short answer is that inspections reduce overall quality risks and cost! Another question we receive often relates to what happens during a product […]
5 Reasons Packaging Integrity Matters

5 Reasons Packaging Integrity Matters

News/Pro QC
Packaging is considered to be both the presentation of products to consumers, as well as the configuration in which products will be expedited through various channels. The master carton or “pack” design includes the configuration in which product will be shipped through channels for end-user consumption, making it especially important where packaging integrity is concerned. Here’s […]