Description
Connect with fellow Quality leaders who are passionate about building a culture of excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement. This peer group brings together up to 15 quality-focused professionals from diverse manufacturing organizations for monthly, on-site, half‑day sessions. Together, members learn, benchmark, problem-solve, and share best practices that drive world‑class quality performance.
Through facility tours, structured discussions, and experience-sharing, participants gain actionable insights to strengthen their quality systems, elevate product reliability, and foster a sustainable culture of quality across their organizations. No participant substitutions are permitted, ensuring strong trust and relationship-building throughout the year.
Who is this group for?
Quality professionals and leaders, including:
- Directors of Quality
- Quality Managers
- Quality Engineers
- Operational Excellence leaders
- Professionals responsible for quality systems, compliance, audits, and customer satisfaction
Peer Group Benefits
- Build a powerful quality network: Develop trusted relationships with peers who understand the challenges and pressures of modern quality leadership.
- Experience 10 facility tours per year: See quality systems, technologies, data practices, and inspection methods in action across different plants.
- Host a site visit: Receive structured feedback and fresh perspectives on your own quality challenges and opportunities.
- Experience-share: Tap into the collective wisdom of the room—chances are someone has faced the problem you’re facing now.
- Stay ahead of changing requirements: Learn how others navigate ISO standards, customer audits, compliance shifts, and supply chain quality impacts.
- Accelerate performance: Gather proven tools and insights for reducing defects, preventing issues, and improving overall product consistency.
Selected Topic Focus Areas
Monthly sessions may include:
- Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100)
- Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving (8D, DMAIC)
- Supplier Quality & Risk Management
- Process Capability & Statistical Process Control
- Layered Process Audits & Internal Audit Strengthening
- Customer Complaint Reduction
- Data‑Driven Quality & Digital Tools
- Building a Culture of Quality
- Training systems (TWI, Standard Work, Job Instruction)
- Integrating Quality with Operations & Continuous Improvement
Application
Please enter your application using the following form. The fee for one year of membership is $2,750 per participant. Participants from competing companies will not be placed in the same group.
