Manufacturing Magazine December 2022 | Page 22

FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
Q . HOW DO RECENT TRENDS REFLECT IN TOMORROW ’ S QUALITY MANAGEMENT ? HOW DOES ALISQI HELP WITH TOMORROW ’ S QM ?

» “ We see manufacturers struggling with the scarcity of personnel . This is an issue across the board . Quality managers are very difficult to find these days – just ask shop floor operators and experienced IT staff . This poses a serious risk to both the growth as well as the continuity of a manufacturer , and this issue won ’ t be solved any time soon . People seem to be less motivated to work in a manufacturing environment . With the big upswing in digitisation , young folks prefer office jobs over craftsmanship . That ’ s a shame . Manufacturers need to find a way to make their industry more attractive again . At the same time , they need to adapt their operation to become less dependent on the human factor .

“ Standardisation and automation are key in that respect . For skilled IT personnel , a small or medium-sized manufacturing plant might not be the most appealing environment to work in . Deploying tools that can be implemented by the line organisation is AlisQI ’ s answer to this . Our no-code platform enables quality teams to implement smart quality automation by themselves . This makes them less dependent on both the shop floor workers and the IT teams .”
Q . WHAT ’ S NEXT ON THE ALISQI AGENDA AND WHAT WILL ALISQI LOOK LIKE IN A YEAR FROM NOW ?

» “ At AlisQI , next year will all be about the empowerment of the quality worker . Our platform will be extended with smart integration features . There ’ s a plethora of AI , OCR and integration services available that will make life much easier as well as more efficient .

“ We often look at other domains to inspire ourselves about the future of manufacturing IT . We typically look at marketing technology , as they are a frontrunner in smart and easy-to-deploy automation . Things we are currently working on are plug-and-play PowerBI integration ,
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