Despite the mountains of paperwork and sophisticated systems, occasionally a glitch makes all of that effort appear to have been a waste. It happens to the best of us with the only winners being therapists and system developers claiming to have the answers that will save us from a repeat in the future.

Since the economy climbed out of the last recession, “Help Wanted” signs have become a common fixture near manufacturing facilities all over the United States. With 10,000 baby boomers reaching 65 each day, retirements are leaving a significant experience gap to be filled.

Changing from paper-based data collection to an electronic system can feel overwhelming for staff and management alike. Develop a plan and take it one step at a time.

If you look at your organization’s quality control program as an investment, it will change the way you do business…for the better.

Customer complaints are a source of information that you can use to improve operations throughout your organization. Use these tips to take a team-based approach to improving customer satisfaction.

Quality control charts can show actionable information to shop floor operators and quality professionals so they can proactively improve processes and products.

When mulling over options for a new SPC software solution, multiple factors may be at play.

ARaymond, an industrial supplier of fastening and assembling solutions, rose from humble beginnings. Founded in Grenoble, France in 1865, the family business “started out making fastening elements for the glove and footwear industry,” says Jake Fox, senior quality engineer at ARaymond’s Brunswick, Ohio location.

To succeed in today’s global competitive manufacturing sector, businesses must thoroughly understand and manage their processes. Using Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies, organizations can use process data to get an accurate picture of how a process functions and what actions can be taken to improve it. 

Why statistics? Because they are possibly the most useful tool we have to understand what might happen.