Items Tagged with 'quality management system (QMS)'

The aerospace industry is grappling with a shortage of auditors for AS9100 Quality Management Systems certification, crucial for safety and compliance, as demand for aircraft and services increases in 2025. This shortage affects manufacturers and suppliers globally, emphasizing the need for improved recruitment and retention in auditing.

Quality is crucial in the automotive and aerospace industries, underpinning customer satisfaction, efficiency, and safety. Upholding high standards reduces defects and waste, while evolving mobility standards are essential for adapting to technology and competition.

Certification as a supplier boosts reputation and efficiency in the aerospace market by ensuring quality and compliance. This leads to better communication, change management, and higher customer satisfaction.

A colleague once remarked, "Quality is like water; it flows toward the gaps." This illustrates that quality supports all areas of a business, targeting weaknesses and communication gaps. Ultimately, a strong quality organization aims to improve processes and ensures customer satisfaction.

Discover how a mid-sized business can save $100,000 to $300,000 annually with Lean ISO management system documents. You might be surprised by the training costs for a company with 500 employees!

Organizations are increasingly adopting Software as a Service (SaaS) for quality management, moving away from traditional on-premises systems due to its scalability and cost-effectiveness. By 2025, SaaS is projected to power 85% of all business applications, up from 70% in 2023.

ETQ, part of Hexagon, launched the ETQ Reliance® Predictive Quality Analytics solution, bringing a new level of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics to its ETQ quality management system (QMS).

In today's competitive industrial landscape, adhering to quality management certification and audit standards is vital for consistency and excellence, especially in sectors like aviation and defense. These standards drive improvement and build customer trust. Understanding the audit process is crucial, as preparation varies by audit type, enabling organizations to effectively meet auditors' expectations.

How did I end up working with medical devices? Reflecting on my career, it's been diverse. Three years ago, I was working on protein structure in research labs. I never thought I'd be in the world of quality later on!

Manufacturers thrive in a competitive market by prioritizing customer needs: price, quality, and delivery. However, long-term success hinges on quality, which ensures products perform as expected from manufacturing through to post-sale. While price is influenced by costs and market dynamics, and delivery by productivity, quality is key to building trust and customer loyalty.