InfinityQS International, Inc., the global authority on data-driven enterprise quality, is galvanizing manufacturers to seek quality management systems that give them the necessary operational insights and visibility to proactively improve operations and product quality.
In a new research paper, InfinityQS says that the key to overcoming the reactive tasks that take up so much of the time and productivity of the quality management sector is to gain visibility over all quality data produced by manufacturing, all in one place. By centralising all this information in one system, quality management professionals can identify systemic problems and make strategic decisions that make the greatest impact on quality performance.
Michael Lyle, president and CEO of InfinityQS, comments: “When we talk to quality management professionals, we see a recurring problem. There are so many talented, incisive people who are unable to unleash the full extent of their analytical abilities on their organisation’s manufacturing operations. This is due to their lack of visibility over how the whole operation functions and the fact that so much of their time is dogged down in emergencies – an alarm sounds, something doesn’t meet specifications, whether that be due to machine failure, process divergence, or some other issue, and all hands are on-deck to firefight.
“For many organisations, this results in a ‘fix-it-quick’ mentality, as siloed data focuses everyone’s attention on the next impending problem or crisis. This quickly results in a cycle whereby everyone’s time is so focused on addressing urgent issues that no time remains to think proactively or long term.”
The new white paper, “Operational Insight: Information that drives excellence” looks to begin tackling this problem by suggesting that manufacturers seek quality improvement systems that enables them to bring together all their disparate quality management data and analyse it in one system. It gives the example of a single report uniting an entire enterprise’s performance, easily accessible via smartphone or tablet.
Lyle believes this kind of system would change the dynamics of the quality management role: “Bringing together data from all the diverse sources involved in manufacturing and presenting it in one centralised, easy-to-access data hub would enable the quality management professional to shift from an after-the-fact, problem-solving perspective to a forward-thinking one. This visibility over the entire operation enables them to easily analyse data specific to any combination of plants, regions, products, processes, shifts, or other criteria that can impact manufacturing, getting a wide perspective in real-time.
“The key here is that by studying variances across time in these factors, you can not only determine precisely what might be causing a problem, but you can also discover opportunities to improve quality – not just across one line, but beyond to a whole plant and even to the entire organisation.”
To download the InfinityQS white paper, “Operational Insight: Information that drives excellence” please see the link here: http://www.infinityqs.com/imagine/?utm_source=pr-team&utm_campaign=q1-quality-reimagined&utm_medium=pr&utm_content=operational-insights-whitepaper_uk.
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