by Rich Nave | Jul 25, 2022 | FMEA, Layered Process Audits, Problem Solving
Are you “Reshoring” products or parts of your supply chain? What is the right way, and what are the right tools to use to do this successfully? If your company is bringing products back from overseas to make them in North America, you are in good company. According... 
by Fred Goedtel | Mar 29, 2022 | Problem Solving
In my 45 years in Manufacturing at increasing levels of responsibility, I’ve seen my share of quality problems. Many can be solved with troubleshooting. More difficult problems require some analysis and use of cause analysis tools. But the trickiest, most... 
by Guest Blogger | Feb 15, 2022 | Problem Solving
We are pleased to publish the following guest blog by Mark Troup. We are often reminded of the importance of bottom-up communication. But what if that does not work? The following is a true story. The grumbling and discontent had reached the point where the... by Murray Sittsamer | Oct 16, 2019 | FMEA, Problem Solving, Process Improvement, Training
Twenty years ago, I started a training and consulting company called The Luminous Group. It was 1999. I was married with two young daughters, ages 5 and 2. It was a scary move, but I was passionate about seeing clients make improvements in their businesses using... by Murray Sittsamer | Jun 11, 2019 | Continuous Improvement, FMEA, Problem Solving, Process Improvement
This month, the new AIAG VDA Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) Handbook became available. Compliance requirements to the more structured approach described in the new handbook are still to be determined by OEMs and other customer entities. While there are... by Murray Sittsamer | May 9, 2019 | Continuous Improvement, FMEA, Problem Solving
Are you treating your Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) document as a problem-solving and continuous improvement tool? It’s not wise to view or treat FMEA as a stand-alone document. During problem solving, FMEA can be a reference to explore which potential...