The trends for Mechanical Engineers is changing over the next 10 years.  This article from ThomasNet describes where ME's, manufacturing and engineering design are headed. #MechanicalEngineering #IndustrialEngineering #ElectricalEngineering #ContinuousImprovement #Robotics #Biomechatronics #MedicalDevices #Nanotechnology #Industrial #Electrical #AI #ISO13485      

Change management is a critical component for business success. I have observed over the past 30 years as a Lead Auditor that a great percentage of companies with production errors are caused by a lack of a clear change management policy. The current versions of all the ISO Quality Management System standards require change to be controlled.  This article describes an interesting approach to implement change management in your business. [...]

A ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) is a quality management standard- and is recognized as the most fundamental guide for effective business management. This standard is designed to sustain business success in two ways: Continuous Improvement and effective Communications. Let’s start with a briefing of the basics. The 8 foundational principles of ISO 9001:2015 are: Customer Focus, Leadership, Engagement of People, Process Approach, Improvement, Evidence based Decision Making, and [...]

Continuous Improvement at a process & system level is the single most important factor to long-term business success. The writers of the 2015 version of ISO 9001 understood the value of the ISO Quality Management System standards for business improvement by adding this requirement in clause 5.1.1 c. Ensuring the integration of the quality management system requirements into the organization's business processes. All processes from the initial contact with the [...]

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