Many people within a company know only one face of the quality manager: the person who can always exactly pinpoint where failures are happening and how they could have been …
Governance of improvements; simple and effective
In this edition I want to share some thoughts about the governance of improvement actions in the areas of quality and excellence within a company. This topic seems simple at …
Lean and quality; the first cannot go without the second
In this first issue after summer some thoughts about the relation between lean and quality, guided by an interesting example. The example is a company offering a unique service to …
Caring for quality and the environment, differences and similarities
In this edition of the newsflash I want to share some thoughts about caring for quality and for the environment, two topics of interest for many companies. Noticeable is that …
Start-ups and multinationals; maintain fast improvement pace at a growing organization
Everybody who works with or at different companies will recognize the phenomenon but it strikes me every time again. Why do changes and improvements happen so much faster and swifter …
Automotive and medical: different backgrounds, striking similarities in quality requirements
View PostFrom development to production: strategic quality management enables it
What are the consequences if one not only designs and develops new products but also starts actual production? That is the question for which this specialized semiconductor-packaging firm seeks an …