by Rich Nave | Oct 13, 2025 | News
In today’s high-stakes automotive environment, launching a new product—whether an EV platform or an internal component redesign—is more than just an engineering challenge. It’s a cultural one. Compressed timelines, demanding customers, and complex global supply... 
by Lynne Leslie | Aug 11, 2025 | News
In automotive manufacturing, the performance of your plant often depends less on your equipment and more on the people running it. At the center of it all are your supervisors—the frontline leaders responsible for translating strategy into action, minute by minute,... 
by Rich Nave | Feb 18, 2025 | News
About two months ago I was promoted from Sr. Consultant to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Luminous Group. It was an exciting step in my career. It was fun to see the announcements and to receive email congratulations from so many people. Then a strange thing... 
by Murray Sittsamer | Oct 22, 2024 | News
With the weather cooling in Michigan, I’d like to share a spooky tale of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Only don’t be FRIGHTENED! … but it might send a shiver down your spine! Picture this: a skeleton crew of quality engineers huddled around... 
by Murray Sittsamer | Dec 14, 2022 | News
The Challenge In 2022, Santa’s Workshop, Inc. was severely impacted by supply chain issues and labor shortages, jeopardizing their ability to meet the 3% increase in global customer demand. Background With unpredicted inflation leading to skyrocketing product costs,... 
by Guest Blogger | Sep 9, 2022 | News
Darlene Dean, Divine Quality, LLC When is the last time you updated your risk contingency/risk plan? I mean REALLY updated it – not just check the box ✅ This may seem obvious, but…. once a problem occurs it is too late to plan for it!!!! A disaster or...