ISO 9001:2026: What Changes on the Plant Floor
What the 2026 edition of ISO 9001 brings and how to prepare for the transition.
From Defect to Protected Customer: Containment, Escalation, and Metrics
The difference between correction, containment, corrective action, and preventive action, and how to calculate quality metrics correctly.
A Red Dot Proves Nothing: The Witness Mark in an Audit
What a witness mark needs to hold up in a customer audit.
An 8D Is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It
Why an 8D is rejected even if the method is used correctly, and what data a containment must record to sustain it.
CS1 and CS2: When the Customer Stops Accepting Your Evidence
What distinguishes CS1 from CS2, what triggers controlled shipping, and what the file needs to exit the level.
¿Qué es un retrabajo? Definición, ejemplos y control en planta
Qué es un retrabajo, en qué se diferencia de una reparación, un sorteo o el scrap, y qué exige IATF 16949 para retrabajar.
Your Supplier Says It Has REPSE. Have You Verified It?
Lo que compras y dirección de planta deben revisar del REPSE de su proveedor en 2026.