Many of us have been exposed to team training and working on different types of teams. In team training workshops…
The Importance of Quality Auditing
What is quality auditing? Quality auditing is the systematic examination of an organization’s quality management system (QMS). A quality audit…
Kaizen (Rapid Improvement Event)
What is Kaizen? In simple terms, kaizen is the Japanese term for daily improvement. For businesses and organizations wishing to…
How Can Lean Manufacturing Help My Business?
The purpose of lean manufacturing is to minimize waste, which in turn reduces costs and maximizes productivity. Waste in this…
What is Lean?
What is Lean? Lean is a process improvement methodology, typically based on the Toyota Production System, that seeks to minimize waste,…
Quality Control & Quality Assurance – What Is the Difference?
It is often assumed that quality control and quality assurance are one and the same thing—however, while both are an…
Develop People, Design Culture, and Deliver Results
Continuous improvement might sound like a simple concept but it can be hard to pin down, not least because different…
Design of Experiments – An Essential Tool for Quality Improvement
In order to stand out from the competition, businesses have little choice but to constantly redesign their products, or develop…
The History of Quality Management System
It’s easy to think of the concept of quality management as strictly a modern-day phenomenon. In fact, some of the…
