Posts Tagged ‘ISO 9001’

Why Your Business Needs a 3rd Party Audit

Audits are an essential part of any company’s management process. The audit process checks whether documents are in order, accounts for finances, and ensures that a company is compliant with certain industry standards. Usually, when a company adopts a quality assurance or quality management system (like the ISO 9001), a system-wide audit is necessary to…

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Are You Auditing Your Suppliers?

Outsourcing business can be a terrific way to grow your company and save money in the process. But, if you are not auditing your suppliers, how can you be sure they are meeting your standards and accurately complying to your contract?  The lack of a supplier audit, could put your company at risk. Why audit…

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The Importance of Auditing Your Entire Quality System

A quality audit is the process of systematic examination of a quality system carried out by an internal or external quality auditor or an audit team. It is an important part of an organization’s quality management system and is a key element in the ISO quality system standard, ISO 9001. Auditing is a means of…

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Why Consider Implementing a Lean System For Your Company?

Cleansing your business to reduce or eliminate any unnecessary operations that do not add value to your company or product, is a keynote when implementing a Lean System. This system helps ensure customers receive the best value for each dollar they spend with your company. One of the first considerations when implementing a Lean System…

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How to Make a Smooth Transition to the ISO 9001 2015

(image via www.iso.org)   With thousands of ISO standards out there, the transition between them can be overwhelming at times. It’s important to understand the changes with each new standard issued and what this will mean for your company. How substantial are the changes from ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 9001:2015? First, more importantly, when…

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