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Three wooden blocks with the letters TQM

23.06.21

Total Quality Management (TQM) – A Practicable Philosophy

T, Q and M: three letters that in combination result in a long history, a deep meaning and great relevance in the present and the future. Read here about the philosophy behind the term “Total Quality Management”, what a practicable version of it looks like and what incentive there is to successfully anchor… Read more

A light bulb in the form of a plant symbolizes sustainable ideas

Quality

Marc Osenberg

09.06.21

The Quality Feature Sustainability

In the digitalized and globalized world, companies are basically required to act pragmatically. New technologies, shorter production cycles and individual customer requirements are already presenting them with major challenges – additional effort and extra costs do not fit in well at all. In the short… Read more

Keyboard with an ISO 9001 key with a confirming check mark is pressed.

Quality Management

Lea-Maria Anger

20.05.21

ISO 9001 – No Revision in the Near Future

The world’s most widely used standard for quality management systems, ISO 9001:2015, will not undergo revision for the time being. This was announced by the technical committee ISO/TC 176/SC 2 on its website. Accordingly, in a vote within the committee, the recommendation of the review group to confirm the… Read more

Quality

Maren Behrendt

12.05.21

Quality Has a Father: Dr. William Edwards Deming

Have you ever heard of Deming? Or perhaps of Total Quality Management (TQM)? You certainly know the latter from various models that show us a system for successful quality management. For example, there is the EFQM model for business excellence or the model described in the ISO guideline. What Dr. William… Read more

Digitalization

Lutz Krämer

28.04.21

9 Arenas of Digitalization: Using Data to Drive Action

Data moves our world, whether in everyday life or in the professional environment. Even in quality processes, ever greater mountains of data are accumulating. But having data is one thing – using it to derive targeted actions is another. Read why it is crucial for the quality to get a grip on the data and… Read more

Digitalization

Marc Osenberg

17.03.21

Quality-Conscious and Well-Informed: Today’s Customer Behavior

Times are changing. Or is it you? Whereas consumers had to rely on reviews from magazines or advice from specialist retailers for what felt like an eternity ago, today they have a wealth of knowledge in their pockets. With the help of our best friend – the smartphone – we are able to compare product… Read more