efficient quality management

Our response to a request about starting a QMS from scratch.
We have antiquated systems, primarily in our heads and are basically starting from scratch again. What it the most modern system? What is the difference between AS9003 and AS9100? Were your forms created as an ISO system that would make a company ISO Certification Ready? [...]

Our response to Sterling Wire & Cable regarding the job of finding a consultant:
Consultants are savvy sales-people first and knowledgeable resources second and their personalities sometimes clash with their Clients. We did the “Consultant-thing” once and learned there’s good money in the business but living that battle day-after-day was not our cup-of-tea. We found our [...]

I know that an effective quality program pays for itself over time and is an accepted expense for operating a business. I know this expense is considered “overhead” or the “cost-of-doing-business” and is usually the first to be cut when right-sizing. The last 10 years of quality evolution has shown me that Customers want professional-grade [...]

Our response to a request from Stewart Industries for a Positive Recall Procedure to use with their AS9100 system:
Positive recall is dependent upon the affected process, such as Calibration, Nonconformance, Inspection Records, Product Traceability and much more…
AS9100 requires a trail of bread crumbs for all activities, which makes records available for audit that can be [...]

The Quality Manager is responsible for the administration of the Quality Plan and has the authority to manage all work affecting quality. The Quality Manager will provide leadership for the development, implementation, communication and maintenance of quality systems policies and procedures for the Company according to the approved quality system. A primary goal is to [...]

Many of today’s quality management systems don’t require certification – they allow you to assert your compliance to the standard, but that doesn’t get you a pedigree – you’ll have to romance your Customers to get them to believe your compliance. There’s nothing like providing your pedigree to win a Customer’s confidence. The certification number [...]

Well, if you can get the return you seek on your investment of time and resources by implementing MIL-I-45208 and you know your investment will survive the next couple of years of Customer scrutiny, then MIL-I-45208 is the best choice for a quality management system. It is the most popular name-brand QMS in [...]

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