I like to keep things simple but there’s a paradox to simplicity – simple is hard. Sometimes, working out what the essentials are and how to do things efficiently isn’t just hard; it can seem like more work than just sticking with the complicated path in the first place. Continue reading
ISO 9001:2015 included several changes, but the mandate for top management to demonstrate leadership and commitment to the quality management system (QMS)—as described in subclauses 5.1.1 and 5.1.2—is an important one. Continue reading
It’s apparent in today’s marketplace that far too many corporate management teams and manufacturing corporations are primarily focused on increasing sales, then profits, and lastly, if at all, assuring their products are safe and reliable. And to further compound that problem, making the assumption their employees know what to do with regards to preventing product recalls and product liability lawsuits. Continue reading
The quest for quality is a worthwhile pursuit as well as noble calling. What it isn’t is a career with a sexy cachet. How many young people in college, much less high school, are interested in pursuing opportunities as quality managers, quality inspectors, or auditors of quality management system standards? How many even know what those jobs entail? Continue reading
Many years ago, I was working for this great company and I was about to get married.
The Saturday before my wedding day, somebody came knock on my bedroom door and yelled the company is on fire. At the time I was living around the corner from the said company. I could see the flames through my bedroom window. The warehouse had caught fire. Continue reading