Program Organization and Management is a critical portion of the total research and development effort where staying on-task, on-time and on-budget are essential to the success of the program. We have assembled a team of well-qualified and highly motivated professionals with strong, experienced leadership, a well-developed operations program, and critical oversight of operations.

Our team of professionals offers not only all of the essential technical skills, but also proven project and task management abilities. The Quoin project team is designed to provide a seamless integration of each individual’s talents and areas of specialty. Our choice of a program organization that parallels our business organization recognizes the value of familiar associations and established working relationships. The elements of this approach are:

  • Ensuring that research and development is conducted in accordance with federal requirements
  • Ensuring that safety and quality are integrated into each project;
  • Ensuring that all functions remain on-time and on-budget;
  • Establishing clear lines of communication and responsibility

The Quoin team is well organized to effectively respond to the program management requirements. Our team strength is characterized by:

  • Technical and management experts with relevant experience.
  • The ability to respond quickly, with minimal red tape, to program or requirements changes.
  • A strong, extended local network from which to recruit other technical experts should the need arise.

Our team of professionals offer not only all of the essential technical skills and project experience required for this technology development effort, but also proven project and task management capabilities, a strong problem solving orientation and a commitment to the program.

In order to ensure conformance to customer requirements, Quoin International adopted a Quality Assurance and Reliability Management Program (QARMP) in 1999 designed to meet the requirements of the ISO 9000 standard, specifically, ISO 9001. This program has been initiated with full implementation and audit for certification expected over the next twelve to thirty-six months, as customer and contractual requirements demand.
The initial phase of the program applies detailed quality process controls to current purchasing and production and purchasing operations. During the second phase, similar, but tailored quality processes will be expanded to current engineering programs moving into the pre-production arena. Prior to certification, processes and policies driven by ISO 9000 parameters will govern all functions from procurement to final delivery and warranty program.

As Quoin parents more than one division, each servicing and/or supplying manufactured products to varying industries, a program specific quality plan is generated on a contract-by-contract basis. Processes are then tailored, ensuring product conformance to each customer’s specific requirements.

By mirroring ISO 9001 standards, Quoin’s QARMP is comprehensive in nature. The program will ultimately confirm process conformance from the initial development of a product through production, test and evaluation, installation, delivery and servicing. In addition to assuring compliance with each customer’s requirements, pursuit of ISO 9001 conformance will enable Quoin to operate at ever increasing efficiencies, reducing costs, increasing speed and improving the company’s ability to deliver.
The development of Quoin’s QAMP is focused on twenty aspects of quality and reliability which contribute directly to sound internal business practice a well as maximizing the company’s ability to meet customer expectations. The program elements are summarized below and are specifically designed to adhere to the ISO 9000 standard:

• Management responsibility and commitment to a strong quality system with ongoing review and internal audit.
• Contract review and tailoring of quality plan to meet all customer - requirements.
• Design control supported by documentation and data control systems
• Purchasing, supplier selection and approval, incoming inspection
• Control of customer furnished materials
• Product identification and traceability
• Process and production control
• Control and calibration of inspection, measuring, and test equipment Inspection and test status
• Control of non-conforming product
• Corrective and preventive action
• Handling, storage, packaging, preservation and delivery
• Control of quality records
• Internal quality audits
• Organizational training
• Servicing

The program, when completely incorporated into company operations as a standard practice is designed to withstand rigorous audit. The management team at Quoin International is committed to the planned QARMP. Once procedures and documentation standards are defined, all employees will receive thorough training on operating consistently within the QARMP. Procedures for upgrading, incorporating necessary changes, ensuring corrective action tracking, etc. will be monitored carefully by the same teams and by management.
Quoin has established a direction for quality that allows the company to maintain Its basis of entrepreneurial management while incorporating a strong reliability and assurance program that customers can rely on. As a result, Quoin will continue to produce innovative solutions to complex customer requirements reliably, with controlled processes and production efficiencies while maintaining a cost structure considerably lower than the competition.

The Quality/Reliability Engineering function will include, but not be limited to:

· Documentation of requirements · Sensitivity analysis on QA/QC
· Control Assembly drawings · Production kit inspection
· Procurement Standards · Process and tool inspection
· Vendor Qualification · Equipment calibration
· Internal SOP Qualification · Subassembly inspect and test
· Test equipment selection and control · Final test and inspection
· Incoming inspection and acceptance · Inspect mark, pkg, shipping
· Prototype inspection and test · Collect reliability date
· Develop reliability model, identify drivers and evaluate process controls to continuallyimprove confidence of reliability predictions.

When applicable, conduct cost-benefit analysis and recommend process improvements. In summary, Quoin has established a direction for quality that allows the company to maintain its basis of entrepreneurial management while incorporating a strong reliability and assurance program that customers can rely on. As a result, Quoin will continue to produce innovative solutions to complex customer requirements reliably, with controlled processes and production efficiencies while maintaining a cost structure considerably lower than the competition. 

 

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