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Preventive Maintenance Programs, or PMPs are initiatives meant to find problems before they occur, thus furthering efficiency and profits within the company. However, when not designed or managed...
Nonconformance is an unexpected event that occurs in the manufacturing process that deviates from the set standards or requirements. In most cases, these are problems that we unanticipated to arise...
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,...
While an ISO certification is important for your business, implementing the strategies that you need to take your company to the next level can be quite difficult. Just like any business venture,...
Dr. Joseph Juran left us with many important fundamental methods and tools during his years as one of the leading experts on Quality Management. He emphasized that we must balance the attention we...
It is in the best interest of every operating business to make profits at the end of each business day. As a result, these institutions take advantage of the methodologies and techniques that...
Deming has provided a framework for intuitional training and leadership to develop teams that are focused on continual improvement and reducing variability. He finishes his last two points with...
Throughout the first 10 points Dr. Deming’s focus is on reducing variability with continual improvement processes and how to drive improvement with leadership. He looked closely at how management...
Quality is something every organization strives for, and in many cases, it may be tough to consistently achieve. Complications regarding quality and efficiency present themselves on a daily basis in...
Our previous article (Part 3) of our series regarding two of W. Edwards Deming’s famous 14 Points of Management and Quality was directed at creating pride in workmanship standards and driving out...
Author of Out of Crisis, W. Edwards Deming is famous for developing 14 points of Management and Quality to push American Manufacturing during the initial exodus of business to Japan and China. Often...
During implementation of a new quality management system we often ask the question, “Do you have any customer complaints?” The same answer is generally given, but almost always with two implied...
Have you ever had customer complaints or rejections and have a whole shelf, store room or warehouse of product that is suspect? The customer says there cannot be any more issues. What are you going...
Organizations share the same goals: providing quality products, services, and experiences to their customers while still maintaining margins. Establishing quality policies and procedures, and...
In many organizations, quality is defined as “Zero Defects” or “Meeting Specifications.” This definition has nothing at all to do with quality, and worse, it will effectively prevent ongoing...
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...
The Underestimated Benefits of Becoming ISO Certified The International Organization for Standardization came up with ISO 9000, which is a set of standards certifying that an organization has and...
Conducting an internal audit, whether outsourced or filled by a qualified staff members within the company, can seem like an overwhelming task. Ledge has compiled a brief overview of what companies...
The Iso Consultant: Choosing the Right One for Your Company ISO standards allow companies and organizations to provide quality services and product that adhere to inquiry requirements. The task of...
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...
Local OEM’s are taking a cue from the automotive industry and requiring a set of documents called PPAPs (Production Part Approval Process) from their suppliers during the introduction of a new part....
Internal Audits can provide companies a truly effective way to ensure processes are running as documented, they are meeting customer requirement and are best practices based on quality standards....
ISO 9001 facilitates organizations to inform their customers that they have the ability to offer products and services with consistency and good quality. ISO has issued over 1.1 million certificates...
Dr. Joseph Juran left us with many important fundamental methods and tools during his years as one of the leading experts on quality management. He emphasized that we must balance the attention we...