ISO 9001

Using professional judgment during an audit

The audit process consists to assess compliance of the regulatory requirements in comparison with the company’s implementation process, always considering the auditor’s professional judgment. ISO 19011: 2018 – Guidelines for auditing management systems recommends the following: “It is appropriate that auditors apply your professional judgment during the audit process and avoid focusing on specific requirements […]

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Do ISO certifications really apply to all industries?

There is a general misconception that ISO certifications are only good for manufacturing companies. However, that is not the case. Any company, regardless of size, scope of work, or industry can benefit from implementing a management system and certifying it to the relevant ISO standard. In this short blog post, we share some insight on

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What is Quality 4.0 and How Will it Transform Companies

Quality 4.0 is the concept used to name new technologies applied in the area of quality. It is based on the blend of these new technologies with traditional quality methods that help improvement and achieve innovation. To understand the concept of Quality 4.0, it’s important to look at history; the industrial revolutions precisely. The first

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5 Ways a Quality Management System Can Help Your Business

Inconsistency is a vulnerable point for many small and medium businesses. For a business owner, it can be incredibly frustrating to see your team provide a world-class experience for one customer, only to completely drop the ball for the next. Failure to provide consistent standards can lead to mixed customer reviews, brand confusion and poor

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ISO Certification and Selling Your Products on Amazon

Amazon has become the largest online retailer in the world. In the United States, more than half of all Amazon sells come from third-party sellers becoming the top online marketplace in the country with thousands of sellers listing products for sale. Operations of this reach and magnitude require regulations to ensure products meet the quality

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Strategic Planning With ISO 9001:2015

ISO 9001:2015 has brought to the world of management systems a great synergy between strategic planning and quality management. This does not mean that the requirements of the latest version of the most recognized standard worldwide necessarily include strategic planning, but rather that this Standard can be used as an additional tool to strategic planning.

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3 Benefits of Management Systems

To the untrained eye, management systems can look like a huge, micro-managing waste of time. This is simply not true. Management systems can work for all types of businesses, from small companies to international corporations. A successful management system is largely dependent on management and training, so if your organization has the resources available, there’s

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