Yi+ Updates | YIZUMI Wraps Up 2026 Quality Month, Reinforcing Its Focus on Quality

2026-10-28

As manufacturing competition intensifies, markets shift and customer expectations rise, quality has become essential to long-term competitiveness.

On October 26, YIZUMI held the closing and awards ceremony for 2026 Quality Month at the Global Innovation Center. Under the theme “United for Quality, Built for Excellence,” the two-month initiative focused on strengthening quality management, developing talent and embedding quality into the company culture.

| Strategic Direction: Making Quality a Business Priority定调

The ceremony opened with a video reviewing the quality improvement efforts of the past two months. Mr. Wang Wei, Senior Director of YIZUMI Quality Management Center, summarized the results of the activities, reviewed company-wide improvement initiatives and identified remaining gaps and priorities for further development of the quality management system.

Mr. Wang Wei, Senior Director of YIZUMI Quality Management Center

Guided by the mission of “Global expertise - Solutions for the world,” YIZUMI invited Ms. Liu Xiaoxiu, Member of the Reliability Expert Committee of CMQMA, General Manager of QURASYS and Mr. Roy Wong, Technical Director for China at SGS Training Center to share industry-leading quality practices and case studies. Drawing on their external perspectives and leading companies’ experience, experts offered insights into quality management and practical guidance for further improving YIZUMI’s quality management system.

Mr. Roy Wong, Technical Director for China at SGS Training Center

Ms. Liu Xiaoxiu, Member of the Reliability Expert Committee of CMQMA;

General Manager of QURASYS

The ceremony also recognized individuals and teams for outstanding contributions and presented awards for Quality Stars, outstanding Quality Control Circle (QCC) activities and excellent improvement proposals. The recognition honored frontline employees and encouraged broader participation in identifying challenges and driving improvement.

In the closing remarks, Mr. Richard Yan, Chairman and CEO of YIZUMI emphasized that lasting competitiveness comes from a consistent commitment to quality, not isolated breakthroughs.

Facing market shifts, what sustains YIZUMI's steady progress is not scale, not price, but quality. Quality competitiveness is the very foundation of YIZUMI's customer trust, and the strongest hallmark of its brand.

He stressed that quality must be managed throughout the entire value chain. It is not the responsibility of a few designated roles, but a commitment shared by every employee. He outlined three priorities:

Strengthen leadership accountability and put the company’s quality principles into practice: full participation, continuous improvement, striving for excellence and the pursuit of outstanding quality.

Improve product reliability through stronger management systems and digital-intelligence capabilities.

Sustain quality improvement year-round, using Quality Month as a catalyst for long-term action.

Mr. Richard Yan, Chairman and CEO of YIZUMI

He called on all YIZUMIers to safeguard quality as a business lifeline and turn the shared commitment built during Quality Month into everyday practice.

| Building Capabilities: A Structured Approach to Quality Improvement

This year’s Quality Month followed three stages: training and awareness in September, competitions and certification in October, and final evaluation and awards. Centered on talent development and problem-solving, the program integrated training, competitions, themed knowledge-sharing sessions and certification assessments.

Four courses addressed different needs. Management and technical staff received training in 6-Sigma, R&D quality management and quality prevention to bring quality considerations into earlier stages of product development. New employees took basic quality courses to establish a solid foundation. Practical activities included quality knowledge and measurement skills competitions, 8D problem-solving certification, and evaluations for Quality Stars, outstanding QCC activities and excellent improvement proposals.

6-Sigma Training

Quality Fundamental Knowledge Training

The activities strengthened cross-functional collaboration, with non-quality departments accounting for 80% of participants. A total of 24 QCC teams participated in project evaluations, helping drive high-quality development through practical quality improvements. Based on January–September data, the contribution of QCC activities increased by 98% year on year, demonstrating how quality improvement can deliver measurable business value.

Compared with last year, the initiative moved from top-down requirements toward shared ownership and institutionalized practices. For the first time, YIZUMI introduced a Zero Defects policy and a quality red-line system, turning guiding principles into formal management requirements. A regular quality information platform was established to preserve and share cases and experience, while new development and recognition pathways—including 8D certification and the Quality Star program—supported a shift from post-incident correction to prevention.

| Sustaining Progress: Quality is Everyone’s Responsibility

YIZUMI continues to incorporate quality capabilities into its long-term qualification framework, advancing certification for quality engineers and employees in key frontline roles, including O-category employees. Covering engineers, technical personnel and inspection teams, this approach builds a quality talent pipeline that can develop over time.

It also aligns with YIZUMI Academy’s mission to “Global Expertise & Global Growth.” The Academy develops management and technical experts, while its internal trainer program encourages experienced employees to share their knowledge and move from learners to trainers. Through structured training, practical competitions, qualification certification and knowledge transfer, quality expertise can be developed and shared rather than relying solely on individual experience.

QCC activities: Standardized documentation captures reusable practices for production and inspection.

Improvement proposals: A complete process—from submission and evaluation to pilot testing, rollout and rewards—operates on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Training: Course materials are incorporated into the annual corporate training program as mandatory training for new employees and refresher training for existing staff.

Knowledge sharing: The quality information platform and corporate WeChat account regularly feature Quality Star stories, QCC results and improvement cases, turning individual experience into shared organizational knowledge.

YIZUMI’s 2026 Quality Month has concluded, but quality improvement continues. The company will build on the results of the initiative by strengthening its quality management system, applying digital technologies and integrating improvement practices into daily operations. These efforts will help improve product quality and reliability over the long term.