Quality Management 2.0 Blog

Since the inception of our Quality Management 2.0 Blog, we've written many informative, research-driven whitepapers on quality management. Topics have ranged from how-to steps involving your quality management system, to informative whitepapers on basic tools and philosophies of quality.

IBS America, Inc. is pleased to present the latest quality management resource for those looking to enhance their company processes with quality management software: the IBS America Customer Testimonial Page. 

Since the inception of our Quality Management 2.0 Blog, we've written much content on quality assurance management. Topics have ranged from how-to steps involving your quality management system, to informative posts on basic tools and philosophies of quality.

Title: Selling Quality to Management: How to Get Management Buy-In to New Quality Management Initiatives

IBS values the expertise of individuals in the quality management space, and we're always seeking to educate our quality management readers on the latest research end knowledge in the industry. Here is a video of our keynote speaker at a recent User Forum event discussing crisis management, and what it can mean for enhancing your organization's business value. Don't have time to watch the video? Read the transcript, below!

If you've subscribed to the IBS America YouTube page, you may notice a few testimonials by our customers for our quality control system software. The following is one of those videos from a longtime customer speaking specifically on how IBS was able to help his organization transfer from a laborous, costly paper quality system to the efficient QMS software he has today. No time to watch the video? Skim the transcript of its contents, below!

As a proud sponsor of the Reshoring Initiative, IBS America would like to congratulate guest blogger Mr. Harry Moser on his 2012 Quality Professional of the Year Recognition from Quality Magazine.

Since the inception of our Quality Management 2.0 Blog, we've written much content on quality assurance and quality control. Topics have ranged from how-to steps involving your quality management system, to informative posts on basic tools and philosophies of quality.

To build an integrated shop floor quality control program, you need a solid foundation in inspection plan management. Planning your inspection activities is a vital part of performing consistent, standardized statistical process control and IG/OG control. Companies that focus on IPM guarantee product and process quality, while reducing cost and time-to-market.

A hundred years ago today, on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Travelling from Southhampton to New York with over 2,200 people onboard (including 900 staff), the ship sank within three hours. Around 1,517 people died, with only 710 surviving. The main reason so many died was that the ship only had lifeboats to save 1,178 people, due to outdated maritime OH&S regulations at the time.

May 2012 is going to be a busy month for IBS America. We're hitting the road and setting up booths in the following three quality management tradeshows taking place all over the US this spring. We wanted to give our subscribers a heads-up about these great conferences: hopefully you'll have a chance to register (if you haven't already) and we'll get to see you there!

Since the inception of our Quality Management 2.0 Blog, we've written much content on quality assurance management. Topics have ranged from how-to steps involving your quality management system, to informative posts on the philosophies of quality and basic quality tools.

Today’s quality managers face a myriad of challenges, from monitoring quality of goods to organizing documentation to managing compliance with multiple regulations. Many quality departments address each of their functions with a separate set of practices, leading to duplicated efforts and disorganized documentation. This is compounded by a limited, fragmented use of technology to automate processes. If any of the following scenarios apply to your organizations' day-to-day activities, quality management software may be a prudent and profitable option to consider.

Have you signed up yet for the 2012 Executive Warranty Forum? IBS America is hosting an exclusive event in Southfield, MI this April 17th, 2012 for executives serving the automotive industry for an educational seminar on the detriments of warranty costs and strategies to overcome them. 

At our last IBS User Forum, we asked one of our customers to speak on how they have implemented their IBS quality management software. Here is Chip Williams from AFL talking on how they have created a powerful and flexible QMS utilizing compliance management software from IBS America. Don't have time to watch the video? Scan the transcript, below!

Is Warranty Management a Continuous Improvement Process? 

Since the inception of our Quality Management 2.0 Blog, we've written much content on quality assurance and quality control. Topics have ranged from how-to steps involving your quality management system, to informative posts on basic tools and philosophies of quality.

We recently came across a great article published by Medical Product Outsourcing that nicely summarizes the landscape for QMS.

April 2012: The start of Q2, and fresh with new possibilities that the next few months will bring. In honor of these new beginnings, IBS is launching a new blogging project entitled "Quality Assurance Awareness Month"!