or many employees, food safety is just another box to check as they go about their day. They learn about cross contamination, proper hot and cold storage, and thorough cooking, but without a strong connection to the consequences and real food safety culture buy-in from employees, you won’t reach a level where food safety is deeply embedded in company culture.
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and everything still feels turned upside down. While we’ve all worked out some sort of new normal, many companies I talk to still see the changes prompted by the pandemic as temporary, waiting to revert to the way things were done. You could go back to your previous status quo, but the risk is that rather than finding yourself where you were before, you’ll find instead that you have fallen behind.
I realized that even though I use many digital tools to manage my work, I would never give up my comfort zone of spreadsheets. So, it was ridiculous that I would ask quality managers to entirely give up quality management with spreadsheets. Good news: There is a simple way to keep your spreadsheets for quality management and get better and more accurate results.
Done right, a stakeholder management strategy can reduce stress and help you to work faster. By enabling you to anticipate stakeholder needs, hone and clarify priorities, and stay aligned on important initiatives, this strategy increases stakeholder trust and communication — bolstering your reputation as a trusted producer.
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Advances in technology have the potential to revolutionize all industries, but especially those dealing with large amounts of data. When managing supplier quality, the benefits are clear: New technologies can simplify, enhance, and streamline organizational processes, resulting in improved business decisions, reduced costs, and minimized risks. As your single source of truth, they also enable you to quickly collect, sort, analyze, and retrieve supplier information — making your job a breeze.
When it comes to supplier quality management (SQM), it’s easy to focus on logistics. After all, the real-world challenges of getting high-quality products to your customers are numerous and immediate, which is why they sometimes overshadow other, more subjective aspects of the job.
One of the key challenges for operations managers is knowing when and how to invest in new technologies. For mid-market companies that need to balance financial and personnel investment against possible business returns, this can be particularly difficult.
Running a successful business requires care and attention to all aspects of your supply chain. There is perhaps no area more important for meeting your customers’ needs while mitigating corporate risk than supplier quality management (SQM).
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