Do you fear manufacturing audits?
Sleeping well the night before an audit….. Does the word “audit” elevate your blood pressure? Keep you up at night….. or wake you at 2 am wondering if you truly understand the difference between “shall” and “should”? Whether it’s an internal controls audit, a...
11+1 Quality Management Strategies
My experience in the manufacturing industry has taken me into Automotive plants, Aerospace plants, Defense industry plants, Home Appliance manufacturing plants, consumer products plants, and many other manufacturing plants. I have visited hundreds of plants all over...
The report of my death was an exaggeration
Many articles in the automotive press today relates to the death of the Internal CombustionEngine (ICE). Clearly the percentage of light vehicles manufactured with an I.C.E. as the propulsion system of choice will only decrease from the current penetration rate. The...
Maximize value via quick resolution of your manufacturing problems.
(By William May, President, High Value Manufacturing Consulting) A new study from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), Quality 2020, finds that automotive OEMs and automotive suppliers both rank problem solving as one of the two most critical issues impacting...About Me
Bill is a former Automotive Manufacturing Executive that believes in order for manufacturing companies to thrive in today’s global economy, they need to be lean and quick to change.