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Top 5 Best Practice Tips: Implementing or Transitioning to ISO 9001:2015

Top 5 Best Practice Tips: Implementing or Transitioning to ISO 9001:2015

Quality Control
Guest blog post by Robert Jasper– The well known magazine manufacturingnews.com and the Dallas Business Journal indicate that 85% of ISO registered firms report external benefits like higher perceived quality, greater customer demand, better market differentiation, greater employee awareness, increased operational efficiency, and reduced scrap expense. Results like 30% reduction in customer claims, 95% improvement in delivery time, […]
Quality Humor

Quality Humor

News
In observance of National Humor month, we wanted to share a few of our favorite quality-related cartoons…                  
Supplier Selection & Management: What You Need To Know

Supplier Selection & Management: What You Need To Know

Supplier Management
Our latest quarterly newsletter Feature Article discussed strategic supplier selection. Due to the response we’ve had, we wanted to follow-up on our blog. We were surprised to discover many of our newsletter subscribers didn’t know a variety of options existed for gaining additional assurances when going through the supplier selection process. Determining which option you […]
Pallets from China can pose risks to supply chains

Pallets from China can pose risks to supply chains

Supply chain
For this post, we welcome a friend to the Pro QC team, Daniel M. Krassenstein, as a guest blogger.   Many U.S. importers regard procurement cost and pallet vendor selection as the shippers’ burden, but this is risky and exposes an importer to severe supply chain disruptions should their pallets not be compliant with local […]
Welcome Year of the Monkey – Preparing for Chinese New Year

Welcome Year of the Monkey – Preparing for Chinese New Year

News
Anyone involved in sourcing from China has likely been preparing for Chinese New Year for several weeks.  The “new year,” also known as the Spring Festival, is marked by the lunisolar Chinese calendar.  The festivities usually start the day before the new year and continue until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new […]
Sourcing Quality Solutions

Sourcing Quality Solutions

Sourcing
There are a variety of quality solutions that reduce costs and risk throughout the sourcing process. Connecting solutions to benefits is a compelling way to communicate the salience of quality. A few examples include: Product Development Detailed technical specifications and criteria assist in obtaining supplier quotations and ensuring the product later meet or exceeds expectations. […]
A New Year for Quality

A New Year for Quality

Quality Control
As 2016 gets started, there’s reason to believe it will be a good year for quality. We reached out and asked our clients and partners what their quality goals are for the year. We received some positive and reassuring feedback. Common quality objectives and a few helpful resources include: Establish (or improve) a supplier evaluation […]
Recognizing & Ensuring Human Rights

Recognizing & Ensuring Human Rights

News
This week represents the 67th anniversary of the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights. In Tampa, we attended a luncheon event recognizing the 30 articles (human rights) described within the Declaration. The General Assembly, Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the […]
What You Should Know About QC Product Inspections

What You Should Know About QC Product Inspections

Product Inspection
We’re answering your most frequently asked questions regarding quality inspections. For example, why should you perform QC inspections, what happens on-site, when is the best time to schedule, and more? Check out our latest video: Our quarterly newsletter is also featuring this information. Review the additional content here.  Another video of interest relates to Understanding the Supplier […]
Quality Fun – Word Search, Crossword & More

Quality Fun – Word Search, Crossword & More

Quality Control
As we continue to celebrate World Quality Month throughout November, we wanted to share some resources that make increasing quality awareness fun! Check out our latest quality word search that we created for distribution at the St. Petersburg – Tampa ASQ monthly meeting earlier this week.  Our Regional Director for North America spoke at the […]