Printing and Packaging Industry Production Quality Management = Three Awarenesses + Three Controls + Two Weapons

　　

Production Management Summary in Three Sentences:

1. Cultivate Three Key Awarenesses
   As a quality training, the most frequent discussions revolve around what quality means and how to achieve it. However, trainees often feel disconnected and uninvolved during training sessions. The simple truth is: quality = conscience + responsibility. When employees start asking themselves if they’ve truly earned their pay by doing quality work, it establishes a strong foundation for cultivating the three key awarenesses in employees: (1) Self-inspection awareness: Employees must inspect their own products and only move them forward if they are deemed acceptable. (2) Mutual inspection awareness: Employees should inspect the products from previous processes and provide feedback on quality issues. (3) Professional inspection awareness: The dedicated quality inspectors should have a strong sense of quality control, ensuring high standards are maintained.

2. Follow Process Control Closely
   In management, many focus on results, but controlling quality is only possible through strict process control. (1) First Inspection Control: Before production starts, team leaders and quality inspectors must verify all materials and equipment. Small batches should be tested to ensure they meet quality standards before mass production begins. (2) On-the-Spot Inspection Control: During production, inspectors must continuously monitor key processes and potential weak spots. (3) Final Inspection Control: At the end of production, extra caution is needed to ensure that no defects slip through, particularly as employees may be eager to finish quickly.

3. Add Two Weapons
   The quality control process in production is always either improving or deteriorating. To achieve long-term quality management, two essential "weapons" are needed: (1) The "Clear Knife" - "Three Analyses, Three Not Let Go": This method requires managers to analyze quality problems from the previous day, trace their causes, and implement corrective actions, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement. (2) The "Hidden Arrow" - Personnel Quality Awareness Test: Periodically, managers should mix some defective products into a batch without notifying employees, to test their ability to spot quality issues. This creates an ongoing challenge to ensure that employees maintain vigilance and responsibility. The key to passing the "hidden arrow" test is constant attention and a strong sense of responsibility, ensuring that defective products are never accepted or passed on to the next stage.