| Organizations with a strong culture of quality save an average of $337 million annually due to making fewer mistakes. This is due to improved productivity, increased customer satisfaction, and increased margins." |
| - Gartner |
The word "quality" can mean different things to different people. To some, meeting compliance requirements is quality. To others, it’s business excellence and customer satisfaction. While both statements are true, there’s a difference between meeting quality regulatory standards and fostering a quality culture in the company.
Quality culture is every employee's working mindset or behavior within an organization. A quality culture is an environment where team members genuinely care about the quality of their work and make decisions that help achieve that level of quality.
Quality involves perfection, fast delivery, consistency, providing a
good usable product, eliminating waste, ensuring fitness for use,
and total customer service and satisfaction. It has evolved over the years
from a mere process checklist to an indicator of business performance.
A company is said to have a quality culture when there is recognition amongst all stakeholders that quality should be achieved for its own sake and not just to meet regulatory approval. It can dramatically improve customer loyalty, drive performance, improve results, and create a better working environment. The culture allows employees to take pride in contributing to the company's growth! A strong top-down structure is essential for creating a quality culture. Being flexible within that structure is also equally important.
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