Webinar Series: Supporting and Sustaining Growth in Manufacturing

Now Available On-Demand!

Part 1: 5 Ways to Get Results From Your Quality Management & Compliance Systems

In late 2017, IQMS executed an industry study – Supporting and Sustaining Growth in Manufacturing. The purpose of the study was to better understand the key factors that currently drive sustainable growth for manufacturers, where they and their customers believe they can improve, and what initiatives they have in place to stay on the path to growth for years to come. We’d like to share the results of this study, and what they mean to the marketplace, via a 4-Part Webinar Series.

Part 15 Ways to Get Results From Your Quality Management & Compliance Systems – will take place on Tuesday, March 27th at 2 PM EST. This webinar will provide quality management and compliance professionals insights into five key ways they can get more results from their quality management systems.

Two of the leading professionals in this area – Louis Columbus, Principal, IQMS and Betty Leonhard, Quality Engineer, Deluxe Plastics - will show attendees how to implement a quality management system, set product quality goals, and measure progress toward their attainment. You’ll also learn which quality management metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are best for each type of product quality goal. We’ll end with a live Q&A session with our presenters. If you want to learn how you can get greater results from your quality management system, this webinar is for you. We look forward to ‘seeing’ you there.’ (See additional information below for Parts 2, 3, and 4)

Part 2: Building And Fulfilling A Roadmap To Excellent Product Quality - Now Available On-Demand

Part 3: How A Passion For Quality And Precision Enables Profitable Growth At Accumold - Now Available On-Demand

Part 4: Best Practices in Product Quality: Lessons Learned From Northern Industrial Manufacturing (4x GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award Winner) - Now Available On-Demand

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SPEAKERS

Louis Columbus, Principal, IQMS

Mr. Columbus is currently serving as Principal, IQMS. He is also a contributing writer and analyst for Forbes. Previous positions include Director Product Management at Ingram Cloud, Vice President Marketing at iBASEt, Plex Systems, Senior Analyst at AMR Research (now Gartner), marketing and business development at SaaS start-ups. Mr. Columbus’ academic background includes an MBA from Pepperdine University and the Strategic Marketing Management and Digital Marketing Programs at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Louis also teaches MBA courses in international business, global competitive strategies, international market research, strategic planning and market research. Mr. Columbus currently is a member of the faculty at Webster University and has taught California State University, Fullerton: University of California, Irvine & Marymount University. Mr. Columbus has authored 16 books on a variety of IT-related technologies.

Betty Leonhard, Quality Engineer, Deluxe Plastics

An industrial engineer with primary experience in quality assurance.
An ASQ CQE (Certified Quality Engineer).
Experienced in solving purchased part problems, addressing customer corrective action requests, and resolving internal assembly and manufacturing issues in ISO-9000 and lean manufacturing environments. Process minded, organized, forward looking, and dedicated.

Proficient in using the Lean Six Sigma methodology, Shainin Tools, Kaizen, 5S, Mistake Proofing, Kanban, and JIT. Qualified in statistical skills including SPC, capability studies, Gage R&R. Practiced in conducting root cause analysis, leading Process FMEA, using GD&T, programming CMM, creating layouts, performing time studies, reducing costs, applying ergonomics, reducing scrap, and implementing packaging solutions.