In nearly all regions and industries, markets for products reflect the impact of globalization. The tactic of competing on price is increasingly giving way to a wider range of factors—including ...

Analyst firm publishes overview of providers of quality management software ...

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series to help practitioners learn about the AICPA’s new quality management standards and prepare to implement them. The interrelated final standards on ...

DETROIT (AP) — Embattled air bag maker Takata Corp. lacks processes that would improve the quality of its products, including air bag inflators that have been blamed for at least 11 deaths and 139 ...

Owners must manage capital projects well to keep costs under control and ensure a high-quality product is delivered on time. Good communication, sound procedures and processes, and high-tech tools can ...

Software quality is a multifaceted concept that encompasses not only the functional correctness of software systems but also the structural soundness that underpins long‐term maintainability, ...

Strictly speaking, if you have a rigorous quality process in place, there should be no reason for a discussion of rework. In fact, it might be said that rework is the result of not having rigorous ...

Manufacturing quality evaluation is a critical discipline that focuses on assessing a process’s ability to produce outputs within pre‐defined tolerance limits. Recent advances combine traditional ...

Hospital leaders and strategists must adopt Baldrige criteria to improve quality and processes for not just a shot at a prestigious award, but to ensure the best, most efficient care possible for ...

The following article is written by Mary Sturm, VP of clinical operations for Surgical Management Professionals. As the saying goes, “You only have one chance to make a first impression.” For many of ...