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How to celebrate World Quality Day
On 14 November, quality advocates across the globe will celebrate the impact our profession has made in the last century. Here’s how you can get involved and make the most of the big day.
BaxterStorey: Our sustainability journey
Henry Cawson, Sustainability Manager at hospitality provider Baxterstorey, reveals how the company is improving its sustainability practices by transitioning to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification.
Let’s get Brazil talking about quality!
The quality profession wants to be heard in Brazil. That is why the Brazilian Academy for Quality is working to make senior managers understand how important quality management is for their businesses’ success. Basilio Dagnino, CQP FCQI, former President of the Brazilian Academy for Quality, talks to Alicia Dimas about how the Academy is promoting quality management and what challenges quality professionals face in the country
Thriving in the digital age: four strategies to enable supply chain productivity
It has been advocated that ‘supply chains compete, not individual firms’ for over 30 years, but this often fails to be the case in practice. Jan Godsell, Professor at the University of Warwick, asks why this is so difficult to achieve, and why advances are on the horizon
Using blockchain technology to communicate authenticity and trust
Renato Grottola, M&A and Digital Transformation Director at DNV GL - Business Assurance, explains how blockchain can help companies to gain consumer trust.
Accreditation 4.0: Adapting to a new revolution
Mark Bohun, Commercial Director at UKAS, explains how technology and consumer behaviour are influencing the way we perceive risk and assess the safety of a product or service.
ISO 45001:2018
Roland Tan, IRCA Lead/Principal Auditor, explores the importance of the world’s first occupational health and safety management system
NQA announced as Headline Partner for the 2019 International Quality Awards
Open to all in the quality profession, the awards are uniquely designed to recognise the contribution of quality professionals and organisations across the globe.
How to motivate all employees to engage in improvement activities: a case study of DISCO Corporation
DISCO Corporation, a company which is part of IRCA Japan OEA (Organisation Employing Auditors), provides design and development, manufacturing and related services for precision processing equipment and tools used in semiconductor manufacturing and other industries. In 2003, they introduced unique activities called PIM (Performance Innovation Management). Including PIM, they have established effective systems for motivating of its members, from top management to general employees, to be engaged in improvement. PIM activities are carried out not just at the head office in Tokyo, but also in the nanufacturing plants in Japan and in their local offices around the globe. Among these activities, the PIM matches are an entirely unique approach.
Chartered Quality Institute responds to Chartered Institute of Building draft Code of Quality Management
On 25 February 2019 the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) published a draft Code of Quality Management.