Blog — Page 24

More posts from the Advantive team. 325 posts total.

• Sep 13, 2018 · Grace Barton

  What do Costco, Walmart, Trader Joe’s and McDonald’s require of their food suppliers?

  It might be surprising to find out that corporate food safety standards often far surpass what is required by the government (see more about the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act below). With an increasing public awareness of foodborne illnesses and product recalls, supermarkets and restaurants are being driven to beef up their food safety requirements for … Continued

• Sep 6, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Best Practices – Labeling Goods Received

  Labeling goods received is an integral starting point for lot tracing capability.  A question that often arises is, “Should I scan my vendor labels?” The correct answer varies based on a few key considerations. 1. Are your vendor labels usable? Do your vendors label product with GS1 labels? Do you receive catch (random) weight products? If … Continued

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  Jul 24, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Exploring Acceptance Sampling in InfinityQS’ SPC Solution, ProFicient

  With this blog, I hope to help shed some much-needed light on Acceptance Sampling, an important part of many manufacturing quality endeavors. Before we get started, I would just like to say that Acceptance Sampling, combined with statistical process control (SPC) techniques, can provide a serious boost to your organization’s process improvement program. A Little … Continued

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  Jul 2, 2018 · Grace Barton

  3 Big Reasons Why You Need a Cloud-Based Quality Management System

  There are many reasons why you need a cloud-based quality management solution. If your quality management solution is currently not on the cloud, please be sure to read on. We’d like to discuss some reasons to move your quality management solution to the cloud. It’s often discussed, but the lists are always a little different. We decided to pare … Continued

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  Jun 27, 2018 · Grace Barton

  What is an ERP system?

  Can you answer this question: “What is an ERP system?” Unless you’re already well into the stages of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) research and evaluation, this question may prove to be a challenge. While it’s well established that integrating ERP software can be transformative for a distributor or wholesaler, a fundamental understanding of ERP is essential … Continued

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  May 1, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Getting a Return from Your Quality System

  Companies don’t know what they don’t know. If you really want insights into the operational aspects of a company, you’ve got to collect data and analyze it. That’s when hidden information contained within data will be revealed. Measuring the right things and periodically analyzing the data with the right tools—these are the keys to generating a … Continued

• Apr 2, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Catch Weight in the Food World

  Where does the term “catch weight” come from? Catch weight is a commonly used term in the sports of boxing and wrestling. In both sports, it is used to describe the weight of a contender right before a fight. Catch weight was instituted because athletes who had qualified for a certain weight class would bulk … Continued

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  Mar 1, 2018 · Grace Barton

  The Top 10 SPC Mistakes: Part 1

  Me: As you think about your organization’s manufacturing quality efforts—what you’ve overcome and what you hope to accomplish in the future—there is something you need to know. You: What? Who? Me? Me: Yes, you. No matter how long you’ve been playing this game, and I know many of you have been playing it as long as I have, … Continued

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  Feb 15, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Fully-Automated Data Collection is a Snap: Data Collection Series #3

  In the first two blogs of our Data Collection series, we looked at manual and semi-automated data collection. Specifically, we discussed how InfinityQS® Enact®—a comprehensive quality intelligence solution—provides a data collection software solution that makes both manual and semi-automated data collection easy and helps users focus on what’s important for them to do their jobs. For this, our third … Continued

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  Feb 2, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Manual Data Collection Made Easy: Data Collection Series #1

  Data collection is an essential part of your daily routine in manufacturing. It’s the engine that drives your quality improvement efforts, whether they are continuous improvement, Six Sigma, Lean, statistical process control (SPC), or anything else. From the data you collect you can discover things about your operation that you might never know from walking … Continued

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  Jan 30, 2018 · Grace Barton

  Operators Play a Critical Role in Your Quality Initiatives: Quality Pro Series #3

  Welcome back to the blog series written specifically for you, the quality professional. In the first blog of this series, we talked about how you can apply your statistical process control (SPC) analysis holistically across your plant and your enterprise to truly enjoy the great benefits that SPC can provide. And in blog two we discussed data collection–specifically, how shop floor … Continued

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  Jan 13, 2018 · Grace Barton

  The Modern Assembly Line and Quality Management: 100 Years Later

  It has been just over 100 years since Henry Ford introduced the modern assembly line and forever changed the course of manufacturing. The combination of interchangeable parts and time-efficient processes created a system that eventually sold 15 million Model T Fords and made the automobile one of the centerpieces of American culture. Over a century … Continued