Quality Leadership 100

Big or small, quality affects all companies.

No matter the size of the company, quality is critical.  The companies listed in the Quality Leadership 100 run the gamut from small manufacturers - such as the number  1 company Advanced Instrument Development Inc. with  27 employees to the more than 7,000 employees at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, the company taking second-place this year. 

Regardless of a company’s size, it is the commitment, dedication and tireless effort of its employees - the warriors of quality - that make a difference.

Toyota involves its team members in its quality effort by encouraging employees to take an active role and using employee ideas and opinions in production processes.

Superior Powder Coating, Inc. - this year’s number 4 company - controls quality by empowering the work teams.  Each group has a leader that is responsible for the area, personnel, parts and quality.  Each group evaluates the part quality from the previous operation, eliminating the need for parts to flow in and out of the quality department.

When it comes to quality, knowledge also plays an important role.  Production operators at Yaskawa Electric America Inc. - the number  5 company - have paperless on-online resources at their workstations, including animation and video, which result in highly detailed and up-to-date work instructions for every process step.  This allows all components to be verified and approved before they are installed. 

Congratulations to all of the companies - and thier employees - listed in the Quality Leadership 100.

L’Anse Manufacturing was ranked #68 in the 2008 Quality Leadership 100.

“Quality Leadership 100.” Quality, Mar 2008.