by admin | Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized, Business Management, Improvement, Manufacturing, PPAP, Quality Management
So you’ve got a new customer and they are sending some work your direction from the previous vendor. You make the parts to print, do the first article inspection or PPAP and its perfect. However, the customer rejects that parts because they do not fit! The...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Food Safety, Uncategorized
Food safety is an issue that impacts everyone. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports, each year, one in every six Americans, or 48,000,000 will be sickened by a foodborne illness deriving from an estimated 250 pathogens. More than 125,000 will end up...
by admin | Dec 6, 2016 | Quality Management
A company stakes its reputation on its quality management system. Whether a company is already reaping the benefits of the new ISO 9000:2015 certification or is still transitioning to the newer standard, its quality environment encompasses more than a print and some...
by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Business Management, Manufacturing, Quality Management
Many of our clients were initially cautious in beginning the implementation of a Quality Management System because they thought we were there to change everything. We have found that companies generally have manufacturing and their core processes down to a ‘T’. That’s...
by admin | Jun 17, 2016 | Business Management
Managers have struggled through years of business strategies to get the most out of their work force. While incentives, productivity goal and tracking, and training programs are important, day to day operations can be met with the question ‘What do you...