Items Tagged with 'continuous improvement'

Quality interviewed the CEO of Spectrum Custom Packaging, our 2025 Plant of the Year, on how to train, maintain high quality, and find the right software.

The phrase "time is money," often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, originally appeared in his 1748 essay "Advice to a Young Tradesman" as "Remember that time is money." This concept highlights how critical business processes can create bottlenecks that negatively impact efficiency and capacity limits.

Effective strategy deployment goes beyond management by objectives, requiring a clear vision, defined responsibilities, and aligned resources. It focuses on key objectives that align with customer needs, guiding the organization toward strategic priorities through collaboration.

Nondestructive testing (NDT) and condition monitoring (CM) are crucial for ensuring product quality in manufacturing. Terahertz (THz) technology adds a non-contact method that uses safe far-infrared wavelengths to analyze materials, detect faults, and visualize structures, making it ideal for various insulating materials.

When errors occur in manually entered data for project reports, it’s crucial to communicate with your supervisor and request more time to correct them. Acknowledging that mistakes happen, the priority should be on identifying and validating any unusual entries to ensure the report is reliable.

Lisa Weis highlights the advantages of asking questions for better results, the importance of discussion in learning, and the benefits of people-centric leadership at work and home. She will present at The Quality Show this April in Nashville.

If you're not meeting your NPS goals, try Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify and address the reasons behind it. Fixing recurring issues can significantly improve customer satisfaction.

Keeping defects low and reducing scrap is not an easy task. But Spectrum Custom Packaging made it happen. Meet Quality's 2025 Plant of the Year.

Communication is the exchange of information through methods like conversations and emails. An effective strategy reduces follow-ups, enhances efficiency, and minimizes misunderstandings across all formats.

Eric Hayler, Principal of the Hayler Group and a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt talks to Quality about how to understand the power of lean.