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In today's fast-paced manufacturing environment, quality management is more than a compliance issue; it's a strategic advantage. Unfortunately, many buyers rely on longstanding relationships, certification checkboxes, or approved vendor lists when making sourcing decisions, which can obscure more critical questions about true quality assurance.

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in the auto industry is a significant transformation that requires a shift in process and culture. A Mississippi manufacturing plant is preparing to evolve into a high-performing EV hub, ensuring it meets rising consumer expectations while upholding its core values of quality, community, and innovation.

It's not difficult to see the importance of studying and understanding cycles. There are many important cycles worth understanding, not just the so-called natural ones. These are important to success in our personal lives, in business, and in manufacturing.

Small to medium manufacturers like Marlin Steel lead a shifting industrial landscape. While traditional large-scale production relied on economies of scale and centralization, modern companies focus on precision, customization, and sustainability.

I have learned that quality is meeting and/or exceeding customer requirements and doing things right the first time. Customer corrective action is an example of poor quality, losing customer satisfaction, and profit. The blame game is the opposite of accountability. Accountability is taking ownership of the results.

This article highlights some key points of product hazard analysis.

This article explains how a Quality leader can establish external requirements by defining products in a specific region, using medical devices as an example based on FDA regulation Section 201(h) and the 513g Request process. Following this prevents wasting time, funds, and resources on incorrect regulatory assumptions.

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) supports continuous improvement and Lean thinking. As a Virginia/DC U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award board member and a Baldrige examiner, I’ll discuss how the Baldrige Framework and AME Lean Sensei address manufacturing challenges, especially in workforce development.

Discover what your customers expect and consistently deliver. This remains a guiding principle for any quality system and should apply to product- and service-based environments.

Sometimes you choose a career path, but it often chooses you. I did not start out my career in quality, but it was always a part of every job I held.