4 Reasons Why You Should Automate Your Audit Management
When your company decides to implement enterprise quality management software, you have to pinpoint which quality processes are prime candidates for automation. You have probably read plenty of information about the undeniably positive correlation between quality management software, nonconformance remediation and subsequent corrective and preventive actions. This blog post takes these benefits a step further […]
Managing Risk Using Integrated EHS and Quality Systems
The risks facing today’s companies demand more efficient and effective risk management strategies. These new risks can impact many different aspects of a company’s operations including their license to operate, brand value and business continuity. The severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these risks. This new dynamic around risk plus the macro trends […]
COVID-19: Are You Prepared for the Second Wave?
On April 21, Robert Redfield, Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), made headlines when he warned that a second wave of COVID-19, forecast by health experts to occur later this year, would be far more dangerous than the initial outbreak, since it would coincide with the onset of the flu […]
Recent Developments with COVID-19: Your Questions Answered
In the past few weeks Cority has hosted several webinars addressing the COVID-19 crisis as workers are beginning to return to physical workplaces. We understand that in an area where there was previously not a whole lot of information, there might be an information overload now. This blog answers some of the questions from webinar attendees […]
Implementing Quality Management Software
No doubt exists in my mind that implementing an overhaul of an enterprise-wide quality management system is difficult; “time-consuming” is the descriptor I have read more often than not. Negative descriptions abound when researching the best practices for sound quality management systems. I also read the words “tedious”, “cumbersome” and “frustrating” in far too many […]
Back to the Drawing Board: Rethinking Your Behavior-Based Safety Approach
Cority recently hosted a webinar with renowned safety experts Dr. Andrew Sharman and Darren Sutton of RMS Switzerland on the topic of Behavior-Based Safety and why it’s time for organizations to rethink their approach. Darren Sutton and Cority’s Sean Baldry provide answers below to some of the great questions from audience members we didn’t get a chance to cover […]
A CAPA Success Story
CAPA consists of two separate elements: Corrective actions and preventative actions. It is a myth that preventative actions are merely the follow-up steps to corrective actions. Both aspects are distinct and key to identifying and mitigating nonconformances. Without sound CAPA, your company would not be able to pinpoint quality issues as early as possible during […]
Conducting Internal Audits in Manufacturing
Conducting internal audits is arguably one of the most critical facets of a sound quality management system. The sheer range of non-conformance issues that you can avoid by automating your own auditing procedures is innumerable; often quality management issues stem from age-old human error. I understand that perfecting your internal auditing procedures is a lofty […]
How to Create a Strong Culture of Quality
By one account, more than one in five consumers post complaints online about poor quality goods, even while market demands to maintain or improve product quality escalate. In many companies, lax or inefficient quality production metrics are often the consequence of equally lax or even non-existent quality standards throughout corporate culture. In this post, we’ll examine what […]
ISO 9001 vs AS 9100 for The Aerospace and Defense Industry
Quality management standards evolve over time, making your task as a quality management professional an ongoing challenge. Periodic changes to hallmark standards, such as ISO 9001 and AS 9100, provide a critical opportunity to reexamine your quality management system and raise total quality to the next level. Knowing how quality standards differ and change with […]