If a manufacturer already has an ISO 9001:2015-compliant QMS, that can be used as a platform on which to base an effective cybersecurity program.
Category: Quality Management Systems
Business Continuity Planning – There is an ISO Standard for that
Does your manufacturing company have a business continuity plan (BCP)? Hint: we are not talking about a list of phone numbers taped to the wall. According to the global consulting firm Deloitte, greater than fifty percent of businesses without an effective business...
How to Protect Warfighters AND Your Defense Supply Chain Contracts
Two video recordings to help DoD Supply Chain manufacturers improve cybersecurity. Webinars on DFARS, CMMC sponsored by the New England Regional Defense Industry Collaboration (NERDIC).
From “Following Billy” to Following Standards – A Job Instruction Case Study
In my last post, I told the story of stumbling across a methodology called Training Within Industry (TWI) which routinely showed 25 - 50% reductions in manufacturing training times when the Job Instruction method was implemented. I knew that if I could achieve these...
Assembly Magazine: MEP Success Stories Round-Up
Polaris MEP helped Antaya Technologies achieve IATF 16949:2016 certification. John Sprovieri of Assembly Magazine reports on this and other Manufacturing Extension Partnership success stories from around the United States. Click here to read the story, published July...
Polaris MEP, RIMA Publish Reopening “Playbook” for State Manufacturers
The headlines this week have been filled with news of RI's "Reopening." While most of Rhode Island's businesses have been closed as part of the effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, manufacturing has remained open. This is because our industry has proven...
Responding to a COVID-19 Coronavirus Exposure at Your Manufacturing Facility
Checklist from the NIST MEP National Network- what a Rhode Island manufacturer should do if they suspect a COVID-19 exposure at their manufacturing facility.
COVID-19 Coronavirus: What To Do About ISO, AS9100 and Other Certification Audits
HOW can manufacturing companies manage ISO 9001:2015 and other certification audits during the COVID-19 outbreak? WHY should they care?
COVID-19 Coronavirus: 3 Mitigation Practices To Adopt from Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Polaris MEP Project Manager Chris Cinieri shares 3 COVID-19 mitigation practices all Rhode Island manufacturers can learn from food beverage manufacturing.
Resources and Support for RI Manufacturers Related to COVID-19 Coronavirus
Polaris MEP has launched a web page with resources, tips, support, links and more for Rhode Island manufacturers related to the COVID-19 coronavirus. We stand ready to support your unique business needs.