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Recognizing Quality: World Quality Month 2017

Recognizing Quality: World Quality Month 2017

Quality Control
World Quality Day is approaching and is recognized on November 9th this year.  Throughout November, the international community recognizes the importance of quality. “The purpose of World Quality Month is to promote the use of quality tools in businesses and communities. Quality tools, such as flowcharts and checklists, reduce mistakes and help produce superior products. […]
Case Analysis: Reducing Risk in Supply Chain Management (Textiles)

Case Analysis: Reducing Risk in Supply Chain Management (Textiles)

Supply chain
Written By – The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team Our team in India recently presented with the Indo French Chamber of Commerce and discussed a few applicable case studies related to “Reducing Risk in Supply Chain Management.” Daniel Ben-Ezra, Pro QC’s Country Manager in India, provided the following summary highlighting one of the cases presented: Client […]
Reflecting on the Advantages of Technology on QC…

Reflecting on the Advantages of Technology on QC…

Pro QC
This month represents six years of blogging and sharing quality news and insight. Pro QC has provided QC services for over three decades and has seen the emergence of technology within the industry and the significant advantages organizations have today as a result. A few notable advances in technology we’ve seen over the years includes: […]
Too much quality?

Too much quality?

Quality Control
Wichita’s NPR station recently focused an OnWords piece related to quality. Consider the following: “You can usually tell that an organization has stopped caring about quality when it becomes the only thing they talk about.” As quality professionals, we revel in the fact that organizations might be talking too much about quality. In that scenario, […]
Resolving issues w/ QC in the textile/garment industry

Resolving issues w/ QC in the textile/garment industry

Product Inspection
The International Journal of Information, Business and Management recently reported on the garment industry and the impact on quality in the current environment. Garment factories in Bangladesh have been the site of rights abuses and fatal accidents. The industry also faces its share of traditional business challenges, including mounting international competition and a lack of formal quality […]
Avoiding Product Recalls

Avoiding Product Recalls

Quality Control
Over the years, we’ve had our share of inquiries related to organizations seeking to resolve a recall situation.  While many of these calls are reactive, a proactive approach is recommended to avoid the cost and overall impact on stakeholders. How can you avoid product recalls?  Know Product Safety Requirements Avoiding recalls generally starts with product […]
Quality: It’s What’s Driving the Global Automotive Industry

Quality: It’s What’s Driving the Global Automotive Industry

Quality Control
A report issued by McKinsey & Company predicting trends up through 2020 in the global automotive industry identifies four challenges that will affect the industry’s growth.  With these four challenges in mind, we offer quality solutions that effectively hedge or otherwise prepare those working within the industry. Complexity and cost pressure Diverging markets Digital demands […]
Quiz: How Passionate Are You About Quality?

Quiz: How Passionate Are You About Quality?

Pro QC/Quality Control
Are you a Quality Aficionado? Use the Likert-type scale below to answer the 20 questions, and then total up your score. Strongly Disagree>  1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5  <Strongly Agree You notice non-conformances in products when you go shopping. You may or may not speculate what the root cause could be. […]
Verifying Suppliers… What You Want To Know

Verifying Suppliers… What You Want To Know

Supplier Management
As a follow-up to an article we posted in March, we wanted to go into more specifics regarding on-site supplier verification. As noted, it’s not always cost-effective to do a comprehensive ISO-based or general QMS audit for each supplier you’re considering working with. But, there are basic questions looming that you need to make the […]