Articles Tagged with ''continuous improvement''

When companies only focus on cutting costs instead of keeping processes stable, their systems become too rigid and can break down from even small problems.

Emily Elizabeth is managing director US at MTL Precision and she recently wrote an article for Quality.

When we are trusted, people listen to what we say and do.

Quality giants like Joseph M. Juran, W. Edwards Deming and Armand V. Feigenbaum ushered in the era of total quality management (TQM) movement about seven decades ago.

Reliable measurements are the linchpin to any Six Sigma process. 

When artificial intelligence enters the conversation in quality and continuous improvement (CI) circles, reactions tend to fall at two extremes. 

The supply chain has become a vital process contributing to products and services realized by organizations.

Our expectations will certainly influence the results we get.

It is an exciting time to be in manufacturing. Across the globe, the industry is reinventing itself through artificial intelligence, automation, and data analytics that improve speed, visibility, and precision.

In metal additive manufacturing, “traceability” has become a badge of seriousness. We can trace powder batches. We can trace build jobs. We can trace post-processing steps. We can trace inspection results. Great.