Quality

Quality Costs: A Guide to Managing Them 0
- Quality
- May 1, 2023
The business climate is becoming increasingly more competitive. With multiple options for consumers companies must stay competitive to survive. Many organizations consider improving quality as the best way to enhance customer satisfaction, to reduce manufacturing costs and to increase productivity. For this, the cost of quality (COQ) must be reduced. The costs associated with making
READ MORE
The Prevention Power of Failures Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)0
- Quality
- February 15, 2023
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a step-by-step approach for identifying all possible failures in a design, a manufacturing process or assembly process, or a final product or service. “Failure modes” means the ways, or modes, in which something might fail. Failures are any errors or defects, especially ones that affect the customer and
READ MORE
Quality Excellence Culture: Going Above and Beyond 0
- Quality
- August 8, 2022
Quality plays a critical role in every aspect of business performance. In today’s competitive environment, a strong quality excellence culture is no longer optional—it is a defining factor that separates sustainable organizations from those that struggle with customer trust, operational inefficiencies, and rising costs. Quality is not limited to products or services alone. It extends
READ MORE

Lean Quote: Create Efficient Operations without Costly Inspection 0
- Lean Quote, Quality
- April 22, 2022
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
READ MORE
Lean 101: An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing 0
- In the News, Lean Basics, Lean Definition, Quality, Quality Magazine
- September 27, 2021
Source: Smederevac / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images I recently authored the below article on Lean 101: An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing for Quality Magazine and wanted to share with A Lean Journey audience. Creating a good foundation of Lean starts with learning the fundamentals. The core idea of lean is to
READ MORE
Reducing Scrap and Rework in Manufacturing 0
- Quality
- August 18, 2021
Scrap and rework costs are a manufacturing reality impacting organizations across all industries and product lines. Scrap and rework costs are caused by many things—when the wrong parts are ordered, when engineering changes aren’t effectively communicated or when designs aren’t properly executed on the manufacturing line. No matter why scrap and rework occurs, its impact
READ MORE