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The Problem with Supplier Quality Management – Part 2: Streamlining SQM with...
In my last blog post I talked about the problems facing today’s manufacturers with an ever expanding chain of suppliers and contractors around the globe. Best in class companies are tackling the...
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The Problem with Supplier Quality Management – Part 3: The Future, Full...
In the previous blogs in this series, “The Problem with Supplier Quality Management:- More Than Just Cutting Corners” and “The Problem with Supplier Quality Management – Part 2: Streamlining SQM with...
View ArticleThe Importance of Urgent Recall Action in the Wake of the Food Safety...
Food and beverage product quality is so closely tied to the health and safety of consumers that every manufacturer must be prepared to deliver a quick response to quality concerns, including a product...
View ArticleSupply Chain Visibility & Control: The Best Product Recalls Never Make it...
What do seat belts, beef and frozen appetizers have in common? They have all been involved in very public product recalls. In March 2013, Rich Products recalled 10.5 million pounds of frozen appetizers...
View ArticleThe Impact of QMS on Profit & Reputation Protection for Food & Beverage...
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed in 2011 with the goal of encouraging food and beverage manufacturers to take a more proactive approach to preventing contamination, rather than react...
View ArticlePharmaceutical Supplier Performance Evaluation: Quality as a Metric
Since 2005, there has been a dramatic increase in pharmaceutical companies engaging overseas suppliers and contract manufacturers. A report by the US Government Accountability office says that up to...
View ArticlePPT (and I am not talking about PowerPoint): Achieving Successful Business...
When it comes down to it, for an organization to achieve successful business transformation, quality and IT executives must review and make critical decisions on three core key elements. 1. People 2....
View ArticleChanging Perceptions: EQMS as a Value Generator in the Medical Device Industry
Every enterprise wants to build their products safer, quicker and cheaper. None of these would be possible if the products did not contain the level of quality to retain reliability and safety. Current...
View ArticleNew Trend in Manufacturing: Vertical Integration Through Strategic Supplier...
The first question that comes to mind is “how can you ensure quality, reliability and safety amid your expansion and vertical integration of your supply chain through greater industrial partnership,...
View ArticleWhat Impact Does the Recent ICSR Guidance Have on Your Pharmaceutical Company?
On June 10, 2014, the FDA issued a final ruling modifying submission requirements for Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSR). The modification requires pharmaceutical companies submit the adverse event...
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