Quality management, if we’ve learned anything, is a central factor in any manufacturing organization. What’s most compelling is the evolution during the past decade of our perception of quality management. Once thought to be a compartmentalized system in an organization’s infrastructure, quality management systems (QMS) have evolved into a central point of prominence in defining how products and processes are executed.

In many industries, compliance is the word of the times; compliance encompasses so many facets within an organization. Compliance to regulatory standards, compliance to good manufacturing processes, compliance to governance and risk—compliance is everywhere in the organization. In order to remain competitive, organizations not only must adhere to the consumer’s demand, they must also ensure that compliance is met throughout. Whether it’s in design, supply chain, production, or post-market, compliance is the underlying force that drives competitive advantages over others in the market.

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