Setting up quality control in manufacturing processes is easy in theory but challenging to get right every single day.

Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Every manufacturing company in the world is constantly looking for a competitive edge by increasing their productivity and improving their profit margins. That’s obviously easier said than done because if every manufacturing company could wave a magic wand and increase productivity, every business would succeed and everyone would get fabulously wealthy. Instead, it is extremely difficult for manufacturing companies to increase their producti

Peopl work hard to prevent problems from occurring in the first place, but when the system fails, root cause corrective action is necessary.

Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s face it. Audits are never fun, especially if you’re using a manual process. They involve: Tracking down every scrap of paper that you need to prove that you’ve done everything right Proving finished products meet the conformance standards that your customer demanded Documenting the testing process It can be time-consuming and painful for manufacturers that just want to check off a job as done and move on to the next one. And that’s if

Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s the age-old question in any kind of business: how can we keep a customer after we’ve brought them through the door for their first purchase? It isn’t always easy. Your business has profit goals but so do your clients. They want to get good value for their money, without sacrificing quality. In manufacturing, the best way to keep your customers is to provide a quality product that meets your client's exact specifications, do your best to