In all businesses, the ability to operate efficiently saves time and money. Companies should be continually looking for ways to decrease time and steps to achieve the end result. No matter what type of business you are in the ability to streamline a process or solve problems that cause delays in delivery of the product or service may affect your competitive edge. MEA's staff of professionals is available to work with you to identify areas where improvement could benefit your operation. Learn how MEA can help your company with their Quality and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
Quality Services
Do you need to...
Increase customer confidence satisfaction?
Improve consistency, predictability and results?
Enhance effectiveness, efficiency and your bottom line?
Harness the untapped power of employees?
Open global markets?
Improve your competitive position?
Prevent mistakes and eliminate "do-over's"?
Improve both agility and control?
MEA has years of experience in helping both manufacturing and service companies develop their Quality Programs, from beginning level all the way to quality system certification. Here are just a few of the services we can provide for you:
Strategic Quality Planning - a process that uses strategic planning techniques to focus the organization's efforts on the breakthroughs required to achieve the strategic vision.
Gap Analysis - an evaluation of current quality practices against a recognized quality system model or standard and recommendations for needed improvements.
Certification Assistance - MEA experts can help you improve your systems to meet Quality Performance standards such as: ISO 9001:2000; AS 9100:2000; ISO 13485:2003; 21CFR820 (cGMP); COSO Integrated Frameword of Inernal Controls (Sarbanes-Oxley)
Quality System Implementation - a one-on-one, customized consulting and training service to guide organizations through the entire process of quality systems creation, implementation, evaluation, review and, if required, certification.
Quality System Documentation - MEA can develop and prepare the quality manual and system-level procedures, including effective, efficient procedures for document control.
Internal Auditing - MEA can train your staff in internal quality system auditing skills in "live-five" environments or conduct complete quality system internal audits for you.
Interim Quality Manager - MEA can provide you with a temporary or part-time Quality expert to help you manage your quality systems and activities.
Quality Consulting - MEA will provide you with Executive Overviews, Team Building, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Enterprise Risk Management, Customer Feedback Systems, Quality Continuum and Quality Training.
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MEA Continuous Improvement Services will help you become the best in your business! We have the tools and the experience to help you. MEA Services include:
Value Stream Mapping - a high-level process map that helps you identify all the activities needed to produce and deliver a product or service to your customer.
Malcolm Baldrige AssessmentAnalysis - an evaluation of the overall operational health of your organization using nationally recognized Baldrige criteria as the guidelines.
Flow Charting/Process Mapping - the methodical identification, documentation, and analysis of all activities that form a process.
Kaizen Blitz - a rapid improvement process for getting rid of non-value added activities and reducing cycle times.
Benchmarking - identifying external and/or internal processes and results that are the best practices and using these to improve similar activities in your organization.
5-S - a system of procedures for optimizing performance, safety, and housekeeping.
Lean Practices - use of several continuous improvement methods to reduce or eliminate waste and non-value-added activities.
Strategic Planning - top management analysis of your mission, current situation, and major challenges in order to establish long-term goals and objectives.
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MEA staff experts have years of industry experience in helping both manufacturing and service operations reap the benefits of a high level Quality program and Continuous Improvement initiatives. We begin our projects by working with your executive team to find out what you want to accomplish. We then do a GAP analysis to determine which tools will be most effective achieving your objectives. From there we train your team(s) to use the tools that will be most effective for achieving your objects. From there we train your team(s) to use the tools and coach them through the implementation stage, making adjustments and recommendations. Finally, we review the results achieved as measured by your original objectives. We are always available for follow-up assistance whenever you call.
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Call MEA today! We will meet with you to discuss your needs and objectives. We will then give you a written proposal with details and costs. Let us help you move your organization to a new and more profitable level of operation. For additional information, contact the Operations & Management division of MEA at (800) 662-6238 or e-mail staff@MEAinfo.org.
