There are many ways to approach improvements to quality management, and the strategy you ultimately choose has as much to do with your existing investments and resources as it does your future goals and quality vision.
Whichever strategy you choose, it's also important to connect immediate and long-term quality initiatives with your overall corporate goals. The articles below provide supporting resources for how this is best accomplished, and where it may be headed in the future.
This article from Medical Product Outsourcing provides an overview of why you may want to implement a quality management solution within your MES or MOM solution. To provide a foundation to this argument, 10 reasons are given with examples touching on regulatory compliance, CAPA, data analysis, and document control. Read more.
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A short, yet informative article highlighting how two-tier ERP approaches can be better for your organization than a legacy ERP. Benefits of a two-tiered system include competitive advantage with real-time global performance, reduced cost of quality, decreased time to market, and increased innovation through reporting and analysis. Plex Systems discusses its experiences in this area with implementations for, and usage by, nearly 400 customers across 20 countries. Is a two-tiered ERP for you?
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Michael Rapaport (of IQS) discusses steps for implementing a quality management system. This is part 2; if you haven’t reviewed the first segment you can do so here. This week Rapaport provides five benefits that can result from QMS implementation and alignment to corporate goals: Reduced CoGS, reduced scrap and rework, reduced returns and lower warranty costs, decreased labor costs, and improvement in overall quality. Part 2 of 5.
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How do senior leaders responsible for managing global quality inititaives prioritize what metrics are most important for their organization?
Our research team had a chance to discuss this topic with Jd Marhevko, Vice President of Quality and Lean Systems at Accuride Corporation, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicle components. Marhevko provides valuable insight into quality management as well as her experiences and successes at Accuride. Executive interview.
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