Up to 20% of revenue is spent on quality, with quality problems accounting for most of these costs.
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WHY
Quality problems cause companies to lose money and customers, while quality experts often have to solve them with inefficient processes and tools.
Up to 20% of revenue is spent on quality, with quality problems accounting for most of these costs.
Quality problems combined with inefficient quality processes and tools harm quality teams.
Quality problems reduce customer satisfaction and their willingness to award new business.
Quality problems disrupt the supply chain, causing financial losses and customer impact.
Quality problems and related costs will continue to rise unless countermeasures address the entire supply chain.
Technology and social change lead to higher requirements for product and service quality.
Fewer qualified people and a growing loss of product, process and quality knowledge.
Higher customer expectations increase the complexity of products and their supply chains.
Higher regulatory and compliance requirements increase the impact of quality problems.
WHAT
When applied correctly, quality methods help teams to:
– detect defects earlier
– protect customers faster
– solve root causes better
“We know first”
The earlier a defect or potential quality problem is detected in the supply chain, the lower the overall failure cost.
Manage incidents and problem-solving methods such as 8D, A3 and Six Sigma without friction between internal and external partners.
Maintain full transparency on incident and problem priorities, as well as the related risks to your organization.
Enable partners across your supply chain by sharing proven quality processes and methods.
Identify emerging problems early by surveying your supply chain.
“Close all gates”
Rapid and efficient containments prevents defects from reaching customers.
Personalized alerting to potential impacts speeds up efficient and effective containment across the entire supply chain.
Rapid and effective containment protects the supply chain and prevents defects from reaching customers.
“No defect twice”
Reduce the number and severity of quality problems while lowering the workload for your quality experts.
Bring together the right experts, identify the root cause and implement corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
Full transparency and traceability of all incurred costs help prevent disputes and reveal the financial impact of quality issues.
Prevent quality issues with integrated systems and methods that detect and eliminate defects before they happen.
Spot potential problems before they emerge using predictive analytics that turn data into preventive action.
HOW
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See how quality shaped entire cultures.
Learn why strong standards kept people safe.
Spot lessons that still matter today.
Poor quality drains cash every single day.
See where hidden costs come from.
Learn how early fixes save money.
Learn the 8D steps, one clear action at a time.
Find real root causes, not guesses.
Lock in fixes that last.
Ask the right questions before acting.
Turn confusion into clear facts.
Build solid plans with simple logic.
Map causes that feed one problem.
See links people often miss.
Focus teams on facts, not blame.
Ask why until truth appears.
Strip away weak answers fast.
Reach causes you can fix.
Compare two values side by side.
See how changes move together or apart.
Spot links worth deeper checks.
Test if defects stand out fast.
Reveal issues users notice first.
Fix what hurts trust right away.
FOR WHOM
“Make Quality, Not Spreadsheets”
From scapegoat to problem-solver. You know the method — what you need is the format, the examples and something on the table by this afternoon.
No blank sheet. Best-practice structure and examples show the method done right.
One house style across all methods — your team stops reinventing the wheels.
Effectiveness checks, evidence fields and closure criteria are built in.
Every template has a course behind it, if the method becomes yours to own.
“No Negative Surprises”
You do not need another method. You need a number — what poor quality costs you today, and where it is hiding.
Failure, appraisal and prevention costs — plus the opportunity costs most calculators leave out.
Quality problems reduce satisfaction — and the willingness to give you the next order.
A defect costs 1× at the workstation and 100× at the customer. That gap is where the money sits.
Fewer defects means less scrap and rework — the sustainability case makes itself.
HOW MUCH
Fast payback driven by:
– high failure costs
– low implementation costs
Between 5% and 15% of revenue is spent on quality, with up to 70% of that amount tied to internal and external failure costs.
After all, what is a better return on investment than looking into the happy and smiling faces of your customers and employees?
"We-have-always-done-it-this-way" is a valid options while quality problems mounting ... or at least till the next major quality incident.
If you too much money and time at your hand, just go for it. If you look for a better and faster way, just let us know.
WHO
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