What to expect on Hannover Messe 2024 (besides meeting with Kiuey)
Hannover Messe, the world’s leading industrial trade fair, is set to take place from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. This year’s event focuses on achieving a high-performance and sustainable future for the industry. Over 4,000 companies from various sectors, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, digital industries, and the energy sector, will come together to showcase[…]
Step by step of the action plan after supplier audit
Supplier quality audits are essential for ensuring the smooth functioning of your supply chain. By evaluating a supplier’s adherence to quality standards, you can identify potential risks and ensure your products meet customer expectations. A crucial element of any successful audit is a well-defined action plan. This plan outlines the steps needed to address any[…]
Supplier audit “MUSTs” for securing supply chain
Selecting the right suppliers is crucial for any manufacturing business. They play a vital role in the quality of your finished products, your production timeline, and even your company’s reputation. To ensure you’re partnering with reliable and competent suppliers, conducting regular audits is essential. This article provides a comprehensive supplier audit checklist specifically tailored for[…]
Conquering PPAP Level 5 Submission: A Flawless Guide
The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is the cornerstone of quality control in the automotive and aerospace industries. Level 5, the most demanding level, ensures complete documentation and on-site verifiability for critical parts. This article equips you, the supplier, for a smooth PPAP Level 5 submission, guaranteeing customer confidence and a successful project launch. Understanding[…]
Overcoming Inconsistent Supplier Quality Data: A Challenge for Effective Supply Chain Management
Supplier quality engineers (SQEs) play a critical role in ensuring the quality and consistency of materials and products sourced from external vendors. However, their ability to effectively assess supplier performance is often hampered by a persistent challenge: inconsistent supplier quality data. This paper explores the multifaceted nature of inconsistent quality data, and its detrimental effects[…]
How to take advantage of supplier scorecards to enable continuous improvement
Supplier quality engineers can constantly feel they're chasing down information on supplier performance. In more than one occasion, they tend to drown in a sea of spreadsheets and inconsistent data. While there are many approaches to solve this issue, the supplier scorecard is the basic and one of the most important tools to foster quality[...]
Facing regulatory compliances in electronic manufacturing with Kiuey
The supply chain in electronic manufacturing faces numerous challenges, with regulatory compliance emerging as a major source of risk for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). This issue transcends intricate desktop wiring, encompassing a multifaceted global landscape of evolving environmental and international regulations. Navigating this dynamic environment is crucial for mitigating disruptions and ensuring cost-effectiveness. Collaboration between[...]
Key elements to understand AS9100 and comply with the aid of Kiuey
Aerospace manufacturing is sure a challenge. Besides the necessities and complexities of a supplier quality management scenario already present in the industry, supplier quality engineers must ensure that all the supplier quality management systems meet the requirements established by AS9100. Published by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), AS9100 is a globally recognized quality management[...]
How to comply with ISO 13485 with the aid of Kiuey
Think of ISO 13485 as the golden ticket to medical device manufacturing. It's the internationally recognized standard for quality management systems, ensuring the safety and efficacy of the life-saving products we rely on. In a nutshell, ISO 13485:2016 outlines the criteria for a Quality Management System aimed at manufacturing ISO medical devices and associated services[...]
International PPAP management and how can Kiuey aid you in the multinational supply chain scenario
As you may already know by now, PPAP is your cornerstone in terms of quality verification, and when multinational manufacturing is in the scenario this standardized language bridges the gap between a company and its global suppliers, ensuring everyone is on the same page. From a proactive perspective, PPAP verification catches quality issues early, preventing[...]
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