MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Effective and successful supply chains rely on meaningful metrics and measurements, and require open and honest relationships between suppliers and customers, according to a new report released by ASQ.
Buyers should share their organization's mission and vision with suppliers to help suppliers understand the impact defects or delays have on the end customer, according to the report.
"Suppliers will be compelled to think differently -- to help eliminate waste, improve efficiency and quality, and have products and services delivered on time," the report says. "This is critical because when you need the suppliers for exceptions, like spikes or reductions in demand, the suppliers will be more willing to work with you."
The report offers insights to supply chain measurements from experts around the world, while also offering advice to organizations that don't yet have metrics in place for their supply chain activities.
The report is one of two reports recently released as part of ASQ's Global State of Quality 2 Research, which examines the state of quality and continuous improvement worldwide, providing organizations with insights into gaps and opportunities. The latest research expands upon the inaugural 2013 research, which provided the first-ever view of quality and continuous improvement on a global scale.
ASQ, the leading global authority on quality in all fields, organizations and industries, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2016, also released a report on big data, and it's role in quality, featuring interviews with Elmer Corbin, director and project executive, client success for IBM Watson and Watson Health, and Silvia Veronese, director, big data solutions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
Corbin and Veronese offer insight into the challenges their organizations faced when implementing big data, the use of big data throughout the entire organization, and advice for organizations not yet using big data.
"Internal alignment within the organization is a key factor for success," Veronese said. "Big data touches everything, literally everything within an organization. This is not a project that is undertaken in just one business unit.
"Discussion around big data strategies needs to happen at the C-level, as that is where you have the vision of all the components of the system. Having the buy-in at the corporate level and not falling into the company silos is key for a successful adoption."
Both reports, and the previously released report on innovation and quality, are available at globalstateofquality.org. The final report, "Discoveries 2016," which will provide a quantitative and qualitative view of data collected from nearly 1,700 organizations worldwide, will be available May 16.
About ASQ
ASQ is a global community of people dedicated to quality who share the ideas and tools that make our world work better. With millions of individual and organizational members of the community in 150 countries, ASQ has the reputation and reach to bring together the diverse quality champions who are transforming the world's corporations, organizations and communities to meet tomorrow's critical challenges. Celebrating 70 years in 2016, ASQ, with its world headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., USA, operates regional centers in the U.S. and Canada, North Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa. Learn more about ASQ's members, mission, technologies and training at asq.org.
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