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Conducting Effective ISO/TS 16949:2002 Audits - Advanced Auditing - Chad Kymal, Chief Technical Officer & Founder, Omnex
Author of a new book on ISO/TS 16949:2002 Audits, Chad Kymal explains what's wrong with TS internal audits and how the new competency criteria from the IATF can bring about the needed changes. More…
An Integrated Management Model for Sustainable Excellence - Greg Gruska, Senior Consultant, Omnex
Quality Guru Greg Gruska shares how sustainable excellence is constantly evolving as technologies, people, industries and understanding change. How can and organization using sustainable performance excellence techniques adapt to changing times and needs? More…
Release of New Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) Editions
What are the highlights of these new editions, and how can you find out about them quickly and easily? Why, Webinars of course. Discover how Omnex got the word out quickly on these updates during Fall 2005. More…
Zero Defects in Manufacturing and Design
The Zero Defects movement of today is very different from the "zero defects" movement in the 1980s, where it was just a buzzword to motivate top management. Today, the requirements of business and customers are more demanding. What was accepted earlier as good quality is increasingly unacceptable today. More…
Keys to the Quality Tool Box - Don Cherry
In this article from Fall 2005, find out how an Enterprise-wide Quality Management System can direct your company's quality function in all the right directions. More...
'Leaning' the Organization
By using a combination of techniques borrowed from the Toyota Production Systems and a unique American twist, US companies gave birth to the five day Kaizen, PICOS, or the Lean Workshop. In this article find out how this kind of workshop helped organizations make double digit improvements in floor space, productivity, lead time, and inventory. More...
How can you move from QS-9000 to ISO/TS 16949:2002?
- Part 7: Control, Measure and Analyze are Last 3 QS to TS Challenges
- Part 6: TS 16949:2002 Requirements Make Suppliers Look Inward
- Part 5: Three More Key Challenges of Transition to TS 16949:2002
- Part 4: More Challenges of QS-9000 to TS 16949:2002 Transition
- Part 3: Key Challenges of the QS-9000 to TS 16949:2002 Transition
- Part 2: A Plan for the Transition from QS-9000 to TS 16949:2000
- Part 1: The Impact of ISO 9001:2000 on QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949
Key Changes in ISO 14001:2004 - By Chad Kymal, Chief Technical Officer & Founder, Omnex
ISO 14001:1996 registered companies will be audited to ISO 14001:2004 starting May 15, 2005, and ISO 14001:1996 will expire on May 15, 2006.Omnex is on top of the latest changes in ISO 14001, and in this article Mr. Kymal highlights all the major changes and impacts in 18 clauses of the new standard. The next EMS audit could be an eye-opener unless you are prepared. More...
Case Study for External Failure Analysis
In this article, find out what Omnex did to reduce a process lead time from 105 days to 6 days. Find out how Omnex eliminated a $7,802/month overtime cost in Company X's Failure Analysis Lab. Through a three step plan and new Product Line Teams, Company X realized big savings and renewed faith from its customers. More...
Layered Process Audits Take Center Stage
(From the Omnex Navigator Newsletter, Spring 2005)
Now a prerequisite for DaimlerChrysler's PSO approval and GM's QSB requirement, suppliers are taking notice of this new technique. The Omnex process focuses on the plant floor where cross functional teams of specialists, operators, supervisors and others work together to find the problems and implement the solutions. Omnex teaches this technique using a performance-packed workshop approach. More...
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FMEA 4th Edition is Here! Are You Ready? Omnex Is!
AIAG will be rolling out the 4th Edition FMEA Reference Manual on July 22, 2008. To help you get up-to-date with the changes made in the latest revision, Omnex has scheduled a webinar on August 5, 2008 1pm-4pm EDT. Click here for more information. A recording of this webinar and/or a hardcopy of the presentation material will be available for purchase if you cannot attend this online session.
All our FMEA-related courses such as Manufacturing Process Development using PFMEA, APQP & DFMEA including Robust Design Linkages, FMEA/Control Plan including Robust Design Linkages and Advanced Product Quality Planning also incorporate the FMEA 4th Edition. See our Training Offerings and Training Schedule for more information.
Omnex to Aid AIAG in Medical Management Project
AIAG and its training partner Omnex are offering their expertise in quality management systems and quality-related tools to several members of MMGMA launched in January 2007. Read more...
Upcoming Events
FMEA Reference Manual 4th Edition webinar presented by Gregory Gruska - August 5, 2008 1-4pm EDT
Chad Kymal's latest book
The ISO/TS 16949 Auditor Handbook: Process Approach Auditing for the Automotive Industry available now!
Spring 2008 Navigator Newsletter
with features on QMS conformance vs. sustainability, the new release of OHSAS 18001, using the d-two-star table in statistics, and auditing the process focus.
Omnex Webinar Downloads
Omnex Systems webinar: Managing Documents in the Global Environment of the 21st Century
Omnex Webinar: Developing Suppliers in India and China (Flash 9.0 video link)
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