In modern manufacturing, “good enough” is no longer enough. To compete and be resilient to market disruptions, organizations must leverage data analytics to gain a competitive advantage.

The global pandemic has affected most manufacturers at an operational level. But many savvy manufacturers are also seeing this as an opportunity to rethink how they approach many aspects of their business with the aim of improving flexibility and agility. We can help.

Today’s manufacturers are quickly learning the value of having their quality data centralized in a single, standardized repository. The move presents numerous benefits—and virtually no drawbacks. Learn what you can gain. 

COVID-19 has forced manufacturers to adapt quickly to support remote and distanced workers. Cloud-based solutions are enabling key personnel to access, analyze, and use essential quality and operational data from anywhere. 

Static product quality reports have become a source of data overload as the volume of data that manufacturers collect—and the number of stakeholders onsite and offsite who need that data—has increased. Dashboards provide simple clarity to users, whatever their role or location.

Does it seem like continuous improvement initiatives keep moving to the bottom of your task list? Here’s one way to get the big picture back on your radar.

Manufacturers get large amounts of data from different systems. Selecting the most critical data to collect and integrating it into a single data source makes it useable. 

Are you using SPC to meet mandated quality management requirements? Collecting data for SPC is so much more than self-preservation. It’s your gateway to understanding what’s really happening on your shop floor.

It’s no surprise that food and beverage companies, in order to protect consumers and their brands’ relationships with them, require assurances that the contract manufacturers with whom they work follow strict safety and quality standards. That is where the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), comes in.

Quality professionals know that it’s not productive to try to solve quality issues in isolation. Instead, create an environment of continuous improvement with a cyclical model—and centralized quality data.