ARMATURE Fabric is a software platform that helps organizations solve multiple challenges within the realm of accreditation, certification, and audit management. It has been designed to support a range of use cases such as accreditation, certification, audit management, accreditation readiness, accreditation preparation, compliance, and continuous quality improvement. For the purposes of this article, let’s focus on the accreditation use […]
Category Archives: Supplier / Vendor Mgmt.
Get the Most Value from Supplier Audits
To get the most value from supplier audits, it’s important to have clear goals in mind. The five most common goals are typically: • Assuring quality• Managing risk• Building resilience• Increasing profits• Improving business performance Quality assuranceWhen companies audit suppliers, the focus is on quality and performance. Those suppliers that meet specified standards and key performance […]
Supplier Quality Management in the age of globalization
Today’s manufacturers rely on an ever-increasing network of international suppliers to produce their goods. While there are certainly advantages to reaching beyond national borders, there are challenges to globalization
3 Common Supplier Management Challenges
We love to talk quality. Over the past several years, we’ve spoken with countless quality leaders who all say the same thing: they face challenges related to data, disparate systems, and organizational culture.
