Implementing Quality Management Software

No doubt exists in my mind that implementing an overhaul of an enterprise-wide quality management system is difficult; “time-consuming” is the descriptor I have read more often than not. Negative descriptions abound when researching the best practices for sound quality management systems. I also read the words “tedious”, “cumbersome” and “frustrating” in far too many […]

Back to the Drawing Board: Rethinking Your Behavior-Based Safety Approach

Cority recently hosted a webinar with renowned safety experts Dr. Andrew Sharman and Darren Sutton of RMS Switzerland on the topic of Behavior-Based Safety and why it’s time for organizations to rethink their approach. Darren Sutton and Cority’s Sean Baldry provide answers below to some of the great questions from audience members we didn’t get a chance to cover […]

A CAPA Success Story

CAPA consists of two separate elements: Corrective actions and preventative actions. It is a myth that preventative actions are merely the follow-up steps to corrective actions. Both aspects are distinct and key to identifying and mitigating nonconformances. Without sound CAPA, your company would not be able to pinpoint quality issues as early as possible during […]

Conducting Internal Audits in Manufacturing

Conducting internal audits is arguably one of the most critical facets of a sound quality management system. The sheer range of non-conformance issues that you can avoid by automating your own auditing procedures is innumerable; often quality management issues stem from age-old human error. I understand that perfecting your internal auditing procedures is a lofty […]

AS9100 vs ISO 9001: What Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers Need to Know

Understanding AS9100 vs ISO 9001 is essential for aerospace and defense manufacturers building a quality management system. However, quality management standards evolve over time, making your task as a quality management professional an ongoing challenge. Periodic changes to hallmark standards, such as ISO 9001 and AS 9100, provide a critical opportunity to reexamine your quality […]

When Parker Hannifin Met Cority

If you are an industrial engineering guru, you may be quite familiar with Parker Hannifin, a global manufacturer of motion-control components and industrial systems. However, you may not know that Parker Hannifin is also a shining case study of how implementing a sound quality system, deployed many years ago in the company’s hydraulic and pneumatic […]

CDP Reporting 2020 – Frequently Asked Questions

This week, the disclosure platform for CDP 2020 officially opened for companies. Many organisations across all sectors worldwide will be invited to report their environmental data through CDP, some for the first time. Below are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about CDP reporting in 2020. It’s our first time responding […]

Top five issues facing aerospace and defense

If you take a step back and look at the aerospace and defense industry as a whole, it is easy to say that manufacturers have weathered the storm of the Great Recession. A deep dive, however, reveals much more complexity and several industry trends you may not know about. To clear the air, this blog […]

CDP 2020 Climate Change Questionnaire – Changes for the Financial Services Sector

CDP have released their 2020 questionnaire on Climate Change, aimed at helping companies disclose their current emissions and actions around climate change mitigation and adaptation. The deadline for submission has been extended in light of COVID-19 to 26 August 2020 and the Online Response System (ORS) is now open for users to start entering their information. Cority is […]

Top Benefits of Conducting Internal Quality Audits

Too many organizations today have fallen into a complacent — if not wholly jaded or cynical — attitude toward internal quality audits. The majority of organizations today seek to manage their audits holistically. This includes the financial domain and adhering to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), for instance. From this high-level view of […]