Layered Process Audit Programs: Reducing the Cost of Quality with Structured Process Auditing Pro tip: Manage the complexity of unique audits with LPA software and Data-driven decision making. In manufacturing, quality costs reduction is like trying to drain a leaking basement. You can keep running dehumidifiers or pumping water out but until you seal the…
What You Need to Know About the 5S Audit The 5S audit check or 5S Organization Checklists is the system that is used to make sure that workers follow all the standard housekeeping procedures that apply the five main principles: Sort (seiri), Set in order (seiton), Shine (seiso), Standardize (seiketsu), and Sustain (shitsuke). This system…
In the perfect manufacturing environment, product quality would be effortless; there would be zero defects, no re-work and non-conforming products simply would not exist. Unfortunately, in the real world of manufacturing, product quality is an ongoing process that requires checks, verification and documentation of materials and processes, as well as training and communication, up and…