Beginning of the year is a period for planning, setting goals and objectives, but few quality professionals take actions to improve their QMS The Quality Management System – QMS, based on the ISO 9001 Standard must be continuously improved, at least that is what is described in the Standard itself. In addition to mandatory tools […]
ISO Standards comprise fundamental tools to be used in the organization’s corporate governance. Firstly, it is important to highlight what corporate governance is. According to some corporate governance institutions, the definition is: “Corporate governance is the system by which companies and other organizations are directed, monitored and encouraged, involving the relationships between partners, board of
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ISO certification exists to attest the conformity of a management system against a reference standard. However, it is important to understand the real reasons and what is behind the ISO certifications. At the end of the 1980s, the certification system standards management process started, with the best known of all standards, ISO 9001, since then
ISO conducts a survey on the number of certifications in the world, called the ISO Survey. The survey is delayed by 1 year and refers to the total number of certifications from the previous year of publication, in this case 2019. The ISO Survey is not a survey to be evaluated in absolute numbers, that
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We currently live in a health and humanitarian crisis due to the spread of COVID-19. We professionals in management systems have a contribution to make to maintain the continuity of processes in times of crisis. Management systems based on ISO standards have been prepared over the years to arrive now as risk management tools. Each
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Many people question me daily as to why QMS have not made any specific content on remote auditing during this quarantine. Let me explain: We haven’t really done it, the main reason is that we believe that remote auditing is not a separate process, or a major innovation. Remote auditing is auditing, there is no
The ISO certification process is very simple and straightforward. The process, timeline and certification cycle is pretty much the same for all certification bodies. ISO certifications follow a three year cycle. Given that the company complies with the requirements of the ISO standard, the certificate is issued after the initial audit on the first year.
If you’ve gone to the effort to implement ISO-certified quality control system, we know that your business is well prepared to deliver consistently high-quality products or services based on tried and tested systems. This effort deserves recognition. Having an ISO-certified system will give you competitive advantage, and knowing how to market it right it’s so
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The responsibility of an ISO auditor, whether in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd part is very big since involves evaluating the organization’s processes and verifying compliance to the Reference Standard. In this article, we write 3 tips for being a good ISO auditor. The Standard that provides guidelines for the audit of management systems, including
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Quality 4.0 was the theme me of this year’s annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement (WCQI) by the American Society of Quality, the largest quality conference in the world bringing together more than 2,500 participants, more than 100 exhibitors, and decades of history. In its 72nd year, the global event attracts a committed and
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