Polka? No, POLCA! (The New Kanban?) We have all heard of ‘Pull Systems’ and the revered Kanban process, developed by Toyota to control production and inventory of parts and assemblies in […] Read More… November 20, 2019 No Comments
Why is Risk Management in NPI Important and an Easy Way to Consider Risks Early in NPI? Activities undertaken to launch new products can cause risks, which need to be effectively managed if the return of business growth is to be realised. […] Read More… November 19, 2019 No Comments
AS/EN/SJAC 9145:2016 APQP/PPAP Wider Adoption of the Requirements The International Aerospace Action Group created an Aerospace sector-wide standard for Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). Rolls-Royce was an […] Read More… October 22, 2019 No Comments
Product Liability Risk Product safety is an increasingly high priority for the automotive supply chain, and rightly so: recent years have seen a string of global product safety […] Read More… October 15, 2019 No Comments
Team Leaders are at the forefront of ensuring sustainable change culture, improving Quality, Delivery, Safety and reducing Cost BUT how…. Team Leader Essentials Programme (TLE) Team Leaders play a vital and pivotal role in ensuring the organisation achieves and exceeds their key strategic objectives in […] Read More… October 15, 2019 No Comments
Confused about FMEA and FMECA? To understand the differences between Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), you need to go backwards in time. […] Read More… September 24, 2019 No Comments
