The lessons of Deming, Juran, Crosby, and Ishikawa are not obsolete—they are the foundation upon which the next generation of quality management must be built.
Many suppliers are primarily motivated by purchase orders. While they may enjoy being “wined and dined,” what suppliers really prefer from their customers as reward for superior performance is additional business.
As traditional contact-based measurement reaches its physical limits, 3D optical metrology has emerged as the new standard for maintaining high-yield production.
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) are jointly publishing the new AIAG-VDA SPC Manual.
One of the most important conceptual shifts for aerospace quality managers is recognizing that AS9100/IA9100 and CMMC are not competing frameworks requiring duplicate effort.
ISO14001: 2026 doesn’t require more documented information, but instead expects organizations to better manage their EMS with proof of real performance and effective management.
ISO14001: 2026 doesn’t require more documented information, but instead expects organizations to better manage their EMS with proof of real performance and effective management.
The approach to both basketball and quality manufacturing deals with system predictability, elimination of waste, process control and enforcement, and continuous improvement.