DO's and DON'T-s of an ISO Audit
June 2004
The registrar is coming! You thought you were ready but as you enter the site this morning you see all kinds of problems popping up. What can you do? Catch them at the gate and send them back?(more)
Out with the Old, in with the New!
July 2004
Some organizations have been certified to ISO 9001 or ISO 9002 since the conception of the standard in 1987. You may be one of many facing the tough decision to transition to the new version of the standard by December 2003. (more)
ISO 9001-2000: tool to chip away a new path for your business!
August 2004
ISO 9001:2000 is a standard that has been used with great success by many organizations to formalize their current management system. Whether you are a small business or multi-$$$$ corporation the standard framework will help you first stabilize and then continually improve your management processes. (more)
Organizing your Documents for the Future
September 2004
Does your company depend on the information your employees use to be accurate and easily retrievable? Do you have time you can afford to waste on finding out where a note was filed? No-one does! ...Wether a system is formal or informal it exists in your company. Wether it's formal or informal you are paying for it's existence. Your choice is to pay for a document control system that works for you, or for a system that does not work for you. (more)
WHY CAN'T YOU INSPECT QUALITY INTO THE PRODUCT?
January 2006
Many companies today have either a quality department for inspection of their product, or inspection is build in as part of the process. Even if they perform a 100% inspection of every product that leaves their facility, there are no guarantees that the product will meet the customer’s quality requirements all the time. (more)
The Road From Chaos to Management System - From Gap Analysis to Implementation Master Plan
February 2006
Where to start is always the first question when you are ready to make a big change. Every organization, company, startup or an established business has a management system. Every... (more)
Selecting the Management System That Fits Your Organization
March 2006
Management system standards and excellence models help you take your organization closer to greatness...Leaders come and go. Employees constantly change. Environment, markets,... (more)
ISO 9000 - Good for Your Whole System not Just for Quality
April 2006
Standards are becoming a way of life...why you would want to exclude a puchasing or marketing department?...When the departments are functioning at different levels constant friction and disagreements further result in waste for the company. (more)
National Quality Award Criteria And Management System Standards - How Standards can be used to help meet the criteria
May 2006
Demonstration of how Management System Standards like IS 9001:2000, ISO14001:2004, and ISO 16949:2002 can be used to help in satisfying requirements of Malcolm Baldrige Criteria... (more)
Innovation and Creativity versus Standards - Who is Winning the Battle in your Company?
June 2006
Innovation and creativity have been buzzing around corporate environments... Employees in charge of creativity and innovation are budding heads with those striving for standardization... as if their creativity was being squashed. ... (more)
Work Instructions - How to Develop Effective Work Instructions
July 2006
Work instructions are the most basic tool used in every business ...Inadequate Work Instructions could result in returned product, loss of materials, customer complaints, liability ... (more)
Keep Your Management System FIT - How to Remove FAT from your Management System?
October 2006
When we gain a little weight around the middle we do not feel as energetic. Some tasks may take us longer to accomplish. A management system is just as... (more)
Lean Manufacture
November 2006
Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy focusing on reduction of the seven wastes: Over-production, Waiting time, Processing, Inventory, Motion, Scrap in Transportation... (more)
Does Your Audit Process Resemble Scotland Yard?
June 2007
The first step to changing how the audit process affects your bottom line starts with the executive team of an organization. The executive team needs... (more)
