Specifically About Quality

Start the year by energizing your QMS. This episode covers how to set fresh quality priorities, update your core tools, and align improvement initiatives with business goals.

Perfect for quality leaders looking to make a strong start. 

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🎙️With Season 1 finished🏁, Christopher Scott provides a brief update on Season 2 for 2026🚨.

In Specifically About Quality, we discuss quality as it actually operates on the shop floor — not just what the standards dictate, but how to apply them effectively without firefighting. Each episode delivers practical insights, real examples, and expert discussions from the automotive world and beyond.

👉 Looking to turn quality requirements into measurable results?

Discover how QualityWise supports organizations with training, audits, and hands-on consulting — from compliance to performance.

Go beyond a checklist when walking the shop floor.

Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott explain how to observe processes, ask the right questions, and spot early signs of quality risk. Practical examples help you turn Gemba walks into powerful quality improvement tools. 

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Internal audits don’t have to be a paperwork exercise. Learn how to plan and execute audits that reveal improvement opportunities, engage process owners, and strengthen your QMS.

This episode includes tips for reporting and follow-up that drive real change. 

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Tired of constant firefighting?

This episode shows how to shift from reactive problem-solving to stable processes by building process ownership at every level. The hosts Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott share strategies to engage leaders, empower teams, and sustain improvements. 

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Many 8D reports fail to prevent recurrence. Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott  explain how to use 8D as a real problem-solving tool—covering root cause analysis, verification, and cross-functional teamwork. Expect real-world examples of effective 8Ds that customers trust. 

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LPAs can be a game-changer if done right. This episode reveals how to design, implement, and sustain an LPA program that prevents problems and builds ownership. Learn the pitfalls to avoid and how to make LPAs more than just checklists. 

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Statistical Process Control (SPC) is not charts—it’s a mindset. Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott  show how to choose the right charts, interpret data correctly, and engage operators in prevention.

From capability studies to control charts, this episode covers SPC in a way that’s practical and shop-floor ready. 

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Special characteristics can feel like an overwhelming requirement. This episode breaks down how to identify, monitor, and control them without drowning in bureaucracy.

The hosts Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott share practical tips, industry best practices, and examples of making special characteristic management part of normal operations. 

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A Control Plan can be more than a compliance document—it can be a driver of process stability. Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott explain how to design Control Plans that are clear, data-driven, and linked to real process risks.

Learn how to update plans effectively and make them part of daily shop floor management. 

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