When I first joined ASQ, I simply wanted a way to stay connected to the quality profession outside my day-to-day work, but it ended up shaping my career—and even my personal growth.
A Quality Management System (QMS) in manufacturing is a foundational framework of policies, processes, and procedures that ensures products consistently meet strict customer and regulatory requirements.
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.
One of the most common misunderstandings is the belief that quality is something checked at the end. But in real operations, quality starts much earlier.