Month: August 2020

Quality Management and Industry 4.0 Technology for Automotive Sector

Quality Management and Industry 4.0 Technology for Automotive Sector: Anca Thompson, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Sanmina Corporation, explores how quality management and Industry 4.0 technology can tackle the latest trends in the automotive industry The automotive industry is transforming as innovative technology, shifting business models and changing driver behaviours impact the …

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Competencies of Quality Professionals in Quality 4.0

Competencies of Quality Professionals in Quality 4.0: Mohamed Mohamedi, Quality Management Engineer at Aramco, explores the non-conventional skills and experience required of auditors in a Quality 4.0 era The past decade has seen rapid advances in connectivity, mobility, analytics, scalability, and data analytics, spawning what has been called the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0. This …

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Importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Importance of STEM: Gaurav Bijlani PCQI, Senior Production Test Engineer at Hanover Displays, speaks about the importance of encouraging more students into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) careers. According to the Manufacturing in 2020 report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the UK manufacturing industry accounts for 10 per cent of the UK economy. “However, a staggering …

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Risks and Opportunities of Remote Auditing

Risks and Opportunities of Remote Auditing: The Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times and provides the first significant test for the relatively new programme of assessment and certification of management systems. Paul Simpson, CQP FCQI, Principal Consultant and Owner of s2a2s Ltd, discusses the risks and opportunities associated with remote auditing for conformity assessment …

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Effectiveness of SMART Objectives

Effectiveness of SMART Objectives: Sam Kinch, Quality Management Consultant at qualityinspired.co.uk, highlights the importance of SMART objectives and how businesses should apply them. ISO 9001:2015 requires all organisations to have a quality policy and quality objectives in place to track and monitor business performance. The policy should directly link to the objectives, giving businesses foundation to …

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