Quality 4.0

While quality control tools take different forms, one of the oldest and most indispensable is the X-bar chart. Used in conjunction with its partner, the R-chart, the X-bar chart offers quality control personnel a way to analyze defects or variations of a process from a grouping of samples. This post takes a deep dive into quality control, quality control charts, and how using an X-bar chart can be a significant factor in achieving greater quality control of life science manufacturing.

We continue celebrating #WomenInQuality with another article that explores women in leadership roles. It has been a topic of interest for quite some time about getting more women into leadership roles, and, though there is a lot of public support and interest in pursuing this goal, change is not happening at a very accelerated rate....

There is no doubt that having women in your business increases the quality of your business. Many studies have shown that having women in the workplace increases profitability, improves the customer experience, and make a company more socially responsible. Peterson Institute, GFP Index, Forbes are just a  few examples. However, women are still discriminated against...

Electronic Binders: Access everything you need in one place. The evolution of Quality Management System (QMS) platforms is happening now.  Life Sciences organizations need the flexibility of a cloud-based, ready-to-use solution with fully integrated features to support a company’s quality operations at every stage of its growth in manufacturing. When the QMS lacks integration with...

Electronic Forms: Create validated electronic forms on demand. There are obvious benefits derived when transitioning from manual processes or on-premise systems to an electronic, automated quality management system (QMS) in the cloud. Benefits range from process efficiency, flexibility, accuracy and greater access to data and analytics. In a survey of life science companies by KPMG,...

Capitalizing on the information provided by Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) has a direct relationship to how well your company delivers quality products. The best way to ensure quality is to create an on-going and consistent culture of quality. The key word here is “culture”–a holistic and easily-recognized standard that is embraced at all levels within...