Have you decided to start auditing your suppliers factories? Or maybe some parts of your company/group? In our previous article, Why Auditing your Suppliers Factories Will Cut Your Costs , we outlined some general principles. Subsequently, here are 7...
8 Rules for Successful Software Implementation and Process Changes
By now, the team at SynControl has helped tens of companies improve their QA/QC processes by implementing ourquality inspection software. And I thought I would write about a few lessons we have learned along the way. Ive condensed our best practices...
The 3 Levels of Corrective Action Plans (CAP)
How to drive improvements in your company, and in your suppliers factories? A very common approach is to request a CAP (Corrective Action Plan) when a problem comes up. However, issuing a one-size-fits-all CAP for each issue makes little sense. There...
Is Software Alone Enough To Considerably Improve Product Quality
Is Software Alone Enough To Considerably Improve Product Quality We have now been equipping customers with our software, SynControl, for more than 4 years, and they sign up in order to enjoy specific benefits. Based on our experience, lets look at wh...
How To Plan & Arrange Product QC During Production?
Most manufacturers have understood that placing inspectors at the end of the line is not the right way (or, at least, not sufficient) to manage quality. The key is to improve processes and to catch issues as close to their source as possible. But, in...