quality

All articles tagged “quality”.

5W2H of Process Audits: What You Should Know

We’ve used 5W2H to discuss Product Quality Control before, and now we’re using this popular tool to provide insight regarding process audits. Who? Quality auditors are often certified and/or have other applicable training specific to the types of audits they perform. Quality auditors must be professional, ethical and objective. They must be able to select […]

Learn Quality With Free Resources

Quality Control

We’ve observed an increase over the years in online education opportunities, especially those that provide useful information to our industry. Who doesn’t want to learn more about quality? Here are our favorite resources that we recommend to our own team to stay up-to-date with the industry: Alison This site promotes free certified learning, with courses […]

What we love about working in quality…

Pro QC

We reached out to our team and were curious to know what they liked about working in the quality industry. Here’s what they had to say: Ajay Pandey, Country Manager (India) “It impacts the life of society” Nancy Barroso, Account Manager for Latin America/ Project Coordinator/ BTM (Mexico) “I enjoy working in quality because it allows […]

What types of defects occur most often during inspections?

Product Inspection

Over the last three decades, we have inspected an innumerable amount of orders for clients looking to mitigate sourcing risk and uncertainty. As a result, one question we receive often regards identifying trends or commonalities among defects noted. We asked two of our key team members in Ningbo, China what the most commonly noted issues […]

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 […]

On-Site: What’s a C-TPAT Security Audit?

Factory Audits

I’ve recently returned from a visit to our offices in China where I was able to attend a C-TPAT audit with our Supplier Development Manager, Jean Champlain. A C-TPAT audit isn’t quite as common as a general QMS or ISO 9001 evaluation, but the information generated has significant value when you understand the scope. “C‐TPAT […]

National Safety Month – Learn & Share

News

Observed annually in June, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road, and in our homes and communities. According to the International Labor Organization, Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease. Every 15 seconds, 153 workers have a work-related accident. An […]

Maximizing energy efficiency for reduced costs & sustainability

News/Quality Control

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ~Benjamin Franklin Utilities are the largest variable expense faced by business owners. In fact, “energy consumption by heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems accounts for roughly 40 percent of total building energy consumption, and in turn, buildings account for 35 percent to 40 percent […]

When do you switch suppliers?

Supplier Management

I’ve never heard the process of switching suppliers described as easy. People may say that it “went smoothly” or “could have gone worse,” but the reality is that it’s not easy. Because of this, many organizations delay the process and experience increased costs and consumer dissatisfaction as a result. Questions to consider:

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