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Quality Assurance

An increasing number of companies are investing time and effort in transforming their operations, processes and organizations to world-class levels. Many have achieved responsive manufacturing process capabilities, reduced lead times, improved quality and reduced waste. These techniques, in combination with total quality management (TQM), enable these operations to be highly responsive and to produce quality at the source.

This is an underlying theme to our approach in all that we do with our clients. Lean, integrated systems and quality at the source become part of an organizations cultural change. Even when implementing quality systems, we do not develop processes for process sake. Many process steps and procedures satisfy requirements, and are just that - requirements. All others are viewed with a jaundiced eye and are not included if there is no value added. We integrate your quality system with a culture of continuous improvement. Our design is to develop an equally responsive system.

ISO 9000:2000

  • Onsite consulting by Certified Lead
  • Auditors
  • Practical upgrades to ISO 9000:2000
  • Full system design, development and
  • implementation
  • Developing electronic documentation
  • control systems
  • Integrating ISO 14000 into the ISO 9000 or
  • QS 9000 organization

Manufacturing Quality

  • TQM …
  • Manufacturing Process Development
  • Instituting effective FMEA programs
  • Material Review Boards
  • Using SPC to inform and change the manufacturing process

Supplier Quality Initiatives

  • Developing a Supplier Certification
  • program
  • Effective evaluation & auditing programs
  • Proper methods for supplier ratings

Software Quality Assurance

  • Creating an effective Software
  • Development process
  • Developing Defect tracking systems
  • Benefits analysis of Automated vs. Manual
  • testing.
  • TQM programs for suppliers