Smarter Quality Systems for Smart Products: Managing Embedded Technology in New Product Development

Consumer preference is growing for smarter, more intuitive products, from door locks that can be unlocked remotely using your cell phone to integrated smart home systems that network your heating and…

Green Light for Automotive Manufacturers: Siemens’ MES/MOM Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant

Siemens has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a “Leader” in its 2017 Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems/Manufacturing Operations Management (MES/MOM). Why is that a big green light for A…

A Good Quality System and Security Go Hand in Hand

Security requirements to consider for your QMS selection
As much as having a solid Quality Management System (QMS) enables the delivery of high-quality products, its ability to provide a strong l…

10 Reasons to Invest in a Quality Management System

Running a successful business requires several key components including innovation, collaboration and cooperation. Chief among the components a business should have in place is a quality management s…

WEBINAR *Managing Recalls – Essential Strategies and Tools*

Recalls can be devastating for manufacturing companies, both in terms of current profitability (the company must absorb the cost of replacing or fixing defective products, the cost of the actual reca…

Quality Management that Shifts the Focus to Improvement

Quality managers have to spend some of their time putting out fires. The question is, how much? With the right kinds of continuous improvement processes in place, effective quality managers spend le…

Ensuring Global Quality through Collaboration: 3 Areas to Watch

Today’s nuanced and networked manufacturing world spans the globe, yet wherever goods are produced and consumed, quality is an unforgiving expectation. Customers expect quality regardless of where a …

FMEA as a Business Process Tool

More and more industries are discovering what the Automotive and Heavy Equipment companies have known for years. The same tools they use and trust to define, quantify and control risk around manufact…

Product Complexity in The Automotive Industry

As the complexity of products in the automotive industry is increasing rapidly, companies must find ways to manage that complexity across the value chain and throughout the product lifecycle. A seaml…