Quality Methodolgy Training Offers Manufacturers Practical, Value-Added Skills For QS-9000 Management

Royal Oak, Mich.– Integral Solutions Inc. (ISI), a leading provider of quality control and document software, has teamed with Management Solutions Group (MSG) to expand its service offerings to include quality methodology training for manufacturers and suppliers.

The training will be conducted in a hands-on atmosphere designed to assist in the management of QS-9000 requirements. The training provides students the experience and skills necessary to effectively create and administer control plans, FMEAs, PPAPs and all other Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) functions. The workshops are designed to offer practical, value added benefits by encouraging attendees to bring current quality related projects to incorporate into class exercises.

"This is some of the most comprehensive methodology training available," said ISI President Dane Barrager. "MSG and ISI tie solid quality expertise with practical solutions and the latest resources to provide students top-notch training immediately benefiting their companies."

MSG will provide the class facilitators and curriculum for the methodology courses held at ISI's world-headquarters in Royal Oak, Mich. In addition to facilities and resources, ISI will provide marketing and logistical support under the terms of the partnership.

For more information or to register for the quality methodology training, refer to ISI's Web site at www.integralsolutions.com, or call 248.543.6040, Ext. 414.

Based in Royal Oak, Mich., Integral Solutions Inc. is a privately owned, full-service software firm specializing in meeting the quality process and control needs of manufacturers. Established in 1986, ISI was founded on quality methodology and software programming, which translated into world-class quality control and engineering software. Today, ISI has a worldwide user-base of more than 15,000 users who employ ISI's various products to help meet quality standards, such as ISO and QS-9000. ISI's European office is slated to begin operating in late-2000.

Management Solutions Group of Grand Rapids, Mich., is a full-service provider of management system
consulting and training. MSG offers internal auditing services, corrective action completion, onsite workshops, and full implementation and management of quality and environmental management systems.