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A sustainable and circular view of production
Christopher Chinapoo CQP FCQI, a committee member of the CQI’s Deming special interest group, examines how Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge provides a lens that is critical when designing for sustainable production.
Championing quality in Zimbabwe
Tazviona Lois Ngonyamo PCQI, Quality Assurance Executive at Irvine’s Zimbabwe, discusses her journey into quality, having recently become a member of the CQI.
The recalibration of globalisation
Ian Rosam CQP MCQI, Chief Product Officer at DeepFathom and a member of the CQI’s Audit special interest group, examines the role of auditing risk in the era of recalibrating globalisation.
Bridging the gap
Anar Malikov CQP FCQI outlines how quality frameworks can be adapted to make them fit for every business.
Why 'fast' must go out of fashion
The fast fashion industry raises a number of questions around quality control, supply chains and sustainability. Dr Pauline Bremner, an associate professor and lecturer in retail and fashion management at Robert Gordon University near Aberdeen, discusses how a greater emphasis on quality is at the heart of mitigating its impacts.
Management systems and climate change
There must be cross-over between standards if management systems are to play their full role in helping tackle the environmental crisis, says senior auditor Pedro Mejias.
Enhancing global transparency
In late October, it became mandatory for all accreditation and certification bodies to upload information relating to management systems certifications to the IAF CertSearch database. We speak to Nigel Johnston, CEO of Quality Trade, which developed the database, about the value CertSearch offers to organisations.
Challenges of ensuring quality in AI
With artificial intelligence now an established part of our working lives, Damien Tiller explains how quality professionals can ensure quality is baked in when AI processes are implemented.
Where should your AI efforts begin?
Technology consultant Dr Jeffrey Funk considers the rise of generative artificial intelligence and how it can benefit the quality profession.
Calibration – that's what you need
Accurate measures and tests are vital when it comes to producing any goods or services – so doesn’t it make sense to ‘calibrate’ the people who are doing the measuring and testing, asks Andy Nichols CQP FCQI