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Michael A. Lyle is president, co-founder and CEO of InfinityQS International. (Chantilly, VA) For more information call (800) 772-7978, e-mail sales@infinityqs.com or visit www.infinityqs.com.
Most quality departments are still doing things the old fashioned way: measure, collect, compare, respond, fix, and repeat. This reactive, legacy approach is, of course, vital for any successful company, but in this data-driven age of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0, it’s not enough.
Whether using ERP and MES systems, or even Excel, many manufacturers rely on data from numerous disparate sources to provide them with the information they need to create a quality product.
There is an old Chinese proverb, “there is no wave without wind,” which today can be interpreted as: There is no Chinese economic boom without a complex, expanding global marketplace.