Completing an ISO audit leads to ISO certification and an increase in sales, employee retention, and quality.
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Completing an ISO audit leads to ISO certification and an increase in sales, employee retention, and quality.
The world as we know it is teetering on the brink. Since the 19th century, the Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit. Glaciers deplete while oceans get warmer and rise to new, unprecedented physical heights. Average wildlife populations have dropped by a whopping 60% in just over 40 years. Ultimately, it’s […]
When speaking of workplace safety management, the Health, Safety, Environment, & Quality (HSEQ) framework often comes up. Industries such as mining, oil and energy, engineering, and manufacturing are quite often associated with injury statistics such as the following: But how can you prevent these workplace hazards and promote a safety culture? To prevent incidents such […]
By a Submariner Machinist Mate What is a Shipyard? Shipyard is an area designated for the purpose of building and repairing ships. The U.S. has 115 ships related to foreign commerce, 296 military ships and 124 shipyards. 124 shipyards to cater to all 411 ships in need of repair when the time comes. Naval voyages […]
By a Submariner Machinist Mate The earth is about 70% water, yet more people have traveled by plane than those who traveled by cruise ships for vacation. This is measured by revenue at $328 billion vs $35.5 billion respectfully. Why is this? Some easy answers that come to mind are faster travel times on a […]
Waste (aka ‘muda’). It’s something that we just don’t like. From waking up too late and feeling like we’ve wasted time, to wasting food (us Americans waste over 150,000 tonnes of food each day), to walking along a street that’s piled up with garbage, the majority of us don’t want to contribute to or be […]
What do BlackBerry, BP, Target, and a large engineering company have in common? All four organizations failed to assess risk and as a result, suffered hugely (I’ll be divulging the gory details later). But, BlackBerry, Kodak, Target, and the large engineering firm aren’t the only ones. For the average organization, over 85% of its efforts […]
Flat-pack furniture instructions. Do you follow them to a ‘T’ or leave them in the box? Although it takes me twice as long, I never have the right tools at hand, and I always have to re-build parts – I rarely follow instructions when building my flat-pack wardrobes, chairs, and tables. Why? Because they can […]
Nobody expected a world-changing pandemic to happen in 2020. If we did, we would have prepared better. Especially those of us who play a fundamental part in supply chains — like the manufacturers, whose essential items and products need to keep being made, and whose teams were unable to pivot to working from home as most […]
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