Quality management systems (QMS) have been in place since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. They were used to manage and curtail defects in products and eventually evolved to become a set of ...

Total Quality Management (TQM) refers to management methods used to enhance quality and productivity in business organizations. TQM is a comprehensive management approach that works horizontally ...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series to help practitioners learn about the AICPA’s new quality management standards and prepare to implement them. In June 2022, the AICPA’s Auditing ...

In June 2022, the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) and Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) issued interrelated final standards on quality management intended to clarify and improve ...

As an executive, I've seen how electronic quality management systems (eQMS) revolutionize businesses. eQMS are sophisticated software tools that help companies ensure their products or services meet ...

Part Two of our Protecting Complete Chain of Custody Series As we discussed in our last post, the Role of Biobanking in Protecting Sample Chain of Custody, biobanks serve as biospecimen libraries as ...

Quality management systems are really just about one thing: quality. But assuring quality in your products and services has a nice ripple effect of increasing customer satisfaction and keeping them ...

Owners must manage capital projects well to keep costs under control and ensure a high-quality product is delivered on time. Good communication, sound procedures and processes, and high-tech tools can ...

My two girls are complete opposites. One is a blonde and takes risks; the other is a brunette and is risk averse. One is a nature-freak; the other is a princess. So you can imagine that when family ...