ISO 9001:2015 audits evaluate compliance with the standard’s seven core principles. Using internal audit checklists helps your team assess your existing quality management processes, identify potential weaknesses, and serve as a reference point before and during a compliance audit.
If you’re researching QMS solutions, you probably have an idea of what the right system can do for your organization. But choosing a QMS is a complex process that goes far beyond identifying problems and exploring solutions. It’s a process with a huge impact on your organization’s short- and long-term success.
Suppliers are integrated into your product lifecycle and key to your success. But they also can present risk which has been compounded by the pandemic. These risks can include expensive recalls, lawsuits and irreversible damage to your brand’s reputation.
In highly competitive industries, product differentiation isn’t enough to win new customers and gain market share—It’s all about the customer experience; meeting or exceeding their expectations is the new path to growth.
New product introduction (NPI) are the lifeblood of revenue growth. According to a report by McKinsey, over 25% of profits and total revenue across all industries comes from successful new product launches.
Hobson & Company (H&C), a research firm focused on Return on Investment (ROI) studies, worked with ETQ to explore how ETQ’s Reliance quality management system (QMS) addresses these quality and safety challenges.
You track your quality daily with defined metrics. You measure your performance against these metrics daily, weekly and beyond, and when you spot a problem, you take action to understand the problem and define a resolution.
Herman Miller relies on ETQ to manage its entire document control system, including its supply chain management process.
This LNS Research Spotlight will help executives on the quality journey understand the framework for building this holistic quality platform, empowering them to strengthen their existing strategies.
Quality and supplier audits are a critical part of continuous improvement for any organization
In 2020 organizations plan to increase spending on quality programs and people 23% on average, according to recent research. As a result organizations are under increasing pressure to show a return on this quality investment. Learn how you can you use the data you already have to measure ROI and the real cost of quality.
More recently, organizations in heavily regulated industries are starting to treat quality management as a strategic initiative in an effort to create competitive advantages. Can the same approach apply to your EHS processes?