If you are a manufacturer, a supplier or a customer, your overall objective when you want to buy a product is complete satisfaction with the performance, maintenance and support. These are exactly the objectives of the International Quality Management System Standards.
The best way to explain the objectives of the Standards is by using an example and walking through the whole acquisition cycle. Continue reading
The classic book The Wind in the Willows was a bit of a difficult read for me in my younger years. In fact, I’m pretty sure I didn’t actually finish it. I recall it got kind of bogged down and philosophical and that really didn’t appeal to me as a pre-teen. So I put it back on the shelf and went on to something more action-packed. I didn’t think about it until recently when my manager brought it up … most specifically the part that Disney leveraged to create the title ride for this article. Continue reading
Fair Factories Clearinghouse’s executive director of environmental programs Kelly Eisenhardt talks with Nate Herman, responsible for International Trade at the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), about how he sees the Conflict Minerals reporting deadline of May 2014 affecting the retail industry. With the undefined requirements for use of contract manufacturers, the potential of processing materials to leak during manufacturing, and the need for both brands and retailers to report to the SEC, they talk about how he foresees helping AAFA members get this right. Continue reading