02/06
2018

Combating Counterfeits: DFARS and CAS Compliance in Defense Manufacturing
DFARS and CAS regulations ensure counterfeit parts don’t end up in the defense manufacturing supply chain.
DFARS and CAS regulations ensure counterfeit parts don’t end up in the defense manufacturing supply chain.
Complex manufacturers are adopting the digital thread faster than ever before to keep up with the tidal shift to Industry 4.0 and …
Operational challenges include disparate systems and data sources, ineffective measurement of quality metrics, and the departmentalization of quality (i.e., quality understood as a department, not an organizational responsibility).
Manufacturers have the unrelenting need to innovate and create products faster with higher levels of quality. A major problem that stands in the way of accomplishing these goals are the preexisting silos throughout the product lifecycle value chain.
Quality must become the catalyst that unifies the diverse departments of any organization if it is going to strive.
Evans Data’s Internet of Things Study 2015, Volume I, published in July is summarized in the post.
All manufacturers are on a quality management journey with many progressing quicker than their competitors, attaining more in just a few years than their competitors attain in a lifetime.
You can have all the fancy tools, all the simulation that shows how products could be assembled, but if your shop floor isn’t working efficiently, if they don’t have the right tool to build the product, those other fancy options bring you no value.
Supply chains are the lifeblood of any business, and the more agile and flexible they are, the greater resilience and strength any manufacturer has.
Forward-thinking companies are relying on lean Six Sigma to selectively target and improve specific areas of their supplier network performance.