Firms that perform audits, reviews, or compilations have a little more than four months to implement the new risk-based quality management (QM) standards. The task may feel daunting, but Joe Lynch, ...

Good managers seek to contain costs in the manufacturing environment. There is no better cost to eliminate than the cost of poor quality. Scrap material and lost labor hours add no value to the ...

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 ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Rigorous process control is of utmost importance in lithium-ion battery manufacturing – thermal runaway can lead to catastrophic failures, including fires. For Growatt, there is no room for compromise ...

If your business is starting to grow quickly, you’ve likely discovered it needs a sturdier foundation to better scale your customer support/service team. A robust foundation is what enables support ...

SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation, one of the most ambitious space-based internet projects, relies heavily on a meticulous and efficient manufacturing and quality control process. Here’s a ...

There is much discussion about continuous improvement, kaizen and operational excellence pursuits in operations management. Many times, the topic of process improvement neglects the more important ...

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