Malcolm Wheatley, senior contributing editor (malcolm_wheatley@compuserve.com)
Articles
New insight: Quality management application sets up visual cues for improving processes
When Power-One agreed to be a beta tester for the Process Flow Visualization quality management application, the results were surprising. That’s because the solution offers new insight to production operations by collecting data on each part as it passes through the production process, and converting the data into charts and graphs that point out underlying causes of product quality issues.
Six categories, one big prize: WTG honors manufacturers for game-changing business process projects
A state-of-the-art manufacturing execution system (MES) in use at the historic St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin gained international recognition at World Trade Group's (WTG) 2008 Strategic Manufacturing Awards. Credited with minimizing on-site waste by 40 percent, driving down utility costs by nearly [euro] 2 million, and bringing raw material costs to [euro] 1.
IQS quality solution remakes automotive supply chain in U.S., then China
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Cequent Group, which makes automotive towing systems, trailer parts, and associated brake and electrical components, recently rolled out an enterprise quality management system from IQS to its Chinese supplier base. Embedded in Cequent's U.S. manufacturing operations since 2002, the intention was to duplicate the system's success in establishing both a formal quali...