Entries by Steve Williams

How to Bring Manufacturing Back to America

What happens after the “shine” of China has faded? Will manufacturing return to North America or will it just move on to the next low-cost country? Industry icons Steve Williams, Eric Miscoll, Yash Sutariya, and Shane Whiteside examined these questions and more for RealTime with IPC at this year’s IPC/APEX Expo in San Diego. Watch the […]

Are You Struggling With Customer/ISO Audits? 3 Ways to Get Unstuck

Do you repeatedly score lower than you would like on customer or ISO audits? Do the same things generally trip you up when customers evaluate your quality system? Read below to see 3 things you can do to eliminate the most common causes of audit issues. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Steve). Many company’s quality systems […]

10 Williams Laws for Customer/ISO Audits

I am sure you have heard of, or most likely experienced, one of Murphy’s Laws that says anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Well, in the context of customer visits, audits and ISO, I have developed the following 10 Williams Laws to help you avoid Mr. Murphy. Williams Law 1 Never fear an […]