# Quality Management in a Changing Manufacturing Environment w/ Naveen Poonian

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2024-08-27
- Length: 38m
- Episode: 220
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-e1df2829-6878-4e90-86bb-891c1bf35035

## Summary

Naveen Poonian, President and CEO of iBase-T, discusses the critical state of quality management in aerospace and defense manufacturing, citing Boeing and Starliner delays as examples of risks when speed compromises quality. He argues that manual, paper-based processes and disconnected data systems lead to massive rework costs and quality escapes, urging a shift to digital ecosystems that enforce process control. Poonian highlights the urgent need to capture retiring workforce tribal knowledge into software to prevent quality loss and enable hyper-automation. He outlines iBase-T’s consultative approach to implementing MES and MRO solutions, emphasizing cloud-native agility, IT/OT integration, and phased adoption strategies to ensure user buy-in and successful digital transformation.

## Chapters

- [0:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian#t=37) Introduction: Naveen Poonian and iBase-T
- [4:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian#t=245) Quality Risks: Boeing, Starliner, and the Cost of Rework
- [10:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian#t=615) Regulatory Rigor: Sarbanes-Oxley Parallels and Data Auditing
- [13:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian#t=820) Shop Floor Investment: CAD vs. MES and Digital Strategy
- [21:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian#t=1281) Tribal Knowledge: Capturing Expertise from Retiring Workforce
- [28:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-08-27-quality-management-in-a-changing-manufacturing-environment-w-naveen-poonian#t=1711) iBase-T’s Approach: Consultative Implementation and Change Management

## Topics

- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- iBase-T (company)
- Boeing (company)
- Starliner (product)
- NASA (company)
- SpaceX (company)
- Enron (company)
- WorldCom (company)
- Sarbanes-Oxley (other)
- DOD (company)
- FAA (company)
- CAD (tool)
- PLM (tool)
- ERP (tool)
- SAP (company)
- Teamcenter (product)
- Anovia (product)
- ThingWorx (product)
- Gartner (company)
- IDC (company)
- LNS (company)

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