How to Write a Good Quality Policy
Mark Hammar
One of the first things to do when implementing a Quality Management System using the requirements of the ISO 9001...
One of the first things to do when implementing a Quality Management System using the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard is to write a Quality Policy for your company. In some ways, this sounds...
Purchasing in QMS – The Process & the Information Needed to Make it Work
How do the ISO 9001 requirements for the purchasing process change how your company purchases products or services? In general,...
How do the ISO 9001 requirements for the purchasing process change how your company purchases products or services? In general, there should be very little change, but the Quality Management Systems requirements may help to...
Understanding Resource Management in ISO 9001
Have you wondered, as I have, why the section on Resource Management is included in the ISO 9001 requirements for...
Have you wondered, as I have, why the section on Resource Management is included in the ISO 9001 requirements for Quality Management Systems? Does this seem to go further than you expect in defining what...
Seven Quality Management Principles behind ISO 9001 requirements
Have you ever wondered why the ISO 9001 standard has some of the requirements that it does? Or have you...
Have you ever wondered why the ISO 9001 standard has some of the requirements that it does? Or have you wondered why a requirement is worded the way it is? By understanding the main principles...
Some tips to make Control of Records more useful for your QMS
Have you ever thought that a documented procedure for records is going overboard? Do you fail to see why this...
Have you ever thought that a documented procedure for records is going overboard? Do you fail to see why this is such an important requirement of any Management Standard (ISO 9001, but also ISO 14001,...
How to make Management Review more useful in the QMS
Do you see the ISO9001 requirements for Management Review as more of a time waste than a benefit? Many companies...
Do you see the ISO9001 requirements for Management Review as more of a time waste than a benefit? Many companies see Management Review as an unpleasant necessity of maintaining ISO 9001 registration, but if used...
