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What role does data play in ensuring quality?
Poornima Ramaswamy, Chief Transformation Officer of business analytics platform Qlik, outlines the important role played by real-time data in ensuring quality in production.
Navigating the rocky road ahead
The European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors has published its annual Risk in Focus report. What are the topics of concern for internal auditors, and how can they support their organisations in key risk areas?
Cognitive bias and its impact on outsourcing
Cognitive biases can have a serious impact on supply chain management when it comes to outsourcing vendors. Krishnan Lakshminarayanan CQP MCQI, a Lead Auditor and Senior Manager at William Hare in India, examines some common examples and looks at how they can be avoided.
Compost standards at the heart of sustainability
From keen gardeners to large-scale farmers, compost is a vital component in maintaining soil health and promoting growth. With UKAS having recently awarded the first accreditations under Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd’s (REAL) Compost Certification Scheme, REAL’s Emma Laws explains why quality standards in compost are so important.
Reducing microplastic emissions from tyres
Friction between a tyre and the road generates emissions that are deposited as particles, impacting on the environment. How is the tyre manufacturing industry working to reduce emissions, while ensuring quality standards remain high? We found out more from Fazilet Cinaralp, Secretary General of the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association.
Maintaining food quality standards while reducing waste
UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons is scrapping use-by dates on 90% of its own-brand milk, with the aim of reducing milk waste dramatically. How does such a move impact on quality standards?
Norwegian fish farmers aim high with the Arctic char
How certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council and other organisations will help build on existing food safety standards.
Risk management and risk appetite: a necessary balancing act
New guidance from the UK’s Engineering Council describes the role of professional engineers and technicians, including quality management professionals, in dealing with risk. Here, we speak to Estelle Clark CQP FCQI FRSA about the guidance, including the concept of ‘risk appetite’.
How the International Water Association aims to keep the taps running
Water companies need to take a balanced approach to managing long-term urban infrastructure in a sustainable way, says the International Water Association’s Rita Brito.
How quality can improve supply chain business performance
The global supply crisis means many organisations need to focus on building better partnerships with high-quality suppliers, says Bob Hughes CQP FCQI .