Software-as-a-Service (Saas) solutions are everywhere in our lives. What advantages does a cloud-based software solution bring to manufacturing quality management?

Applying Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies to the right data will help you proactively control processes and prevent manufacturing quality problems before they occur.

Standardization in manufacturing yields tremendous benefits and efficiencies. However, the path to truly standardized operations isn’t always straight.

Implementing statistical process control (SPC) in manufacturing affects more than one layer of your organization, and more than one aspect of your teams’ experience.

Quality engineers use statistical process control (SPC) to eliminate process variation and ensure that final products meet customer expectations. Their job includes rooting out problems during production and ideally preventing issues before products become rejects.   

Recalls happen, even at facilities known for their airtight quality measures. That’s why a modern SPC software with complete traceability from raw materials to finished goods is indispensable to quality engineers who thrive in the digital age.

Whether you have manual, automated or a mixture of the two types of production, understanding your process variation is an essential part of achieving consistent quality.

This goal is supported with a manufacturing process that functions in a consistent and predictable manner, a process that is not out of control or unpredictable. Understanding the variability in your process and being able to identify out of the ordinary events and what is causing them is the key to managing the process, reducing variability, improving your process, and, as a result, saving time and money.

Some quality teams have the full support of senior leadership and are responsible to achieve world-class, 21st century quality. These companies understand the critical link between quality and business value.

As organizations strive for market leadership, their commitment to quality and support of the quality team plays an important part in achieving success.