ISO 9001 Horizontal audit vs. vertical audit
Mark Hammar
In my recent article called First-, Second- & Third-Party Audits, what are the differences? I talked about the different types of...
In my recent article called First-, Second- & Third-Party Audits, what are the differences? I talked about the different types of audits as they relate to who is doing the ISO 9001 audit: an independent company, a...
First-, Second- & Third-Party Audits, what are the differences?
In the world of quality management there are many different names for several different types of audits – so many,...
In the world of quality management there are many different names for several different types of audits – so many, in fact, that the categories can become confusing. Add to this the fact that several...
Gap analysis vs. internal audit in ISO 9001
If you are thinking of implementing a quality management system (QMS) according to the ISO 9001 requirements, even if you...
If you are thinking of implementing a quality management system (QMS) according to the ISO 9001 requirements, even if you are only starting to investigate what is required, you will likely have heard the terms...
Four things you need to start your ISO 9001 project
Want to start implementing ISO 9001 in your company, but don’t know where to start? Especially if this is your...
Want to start implementing ISO 9001 in your company, but don’t know where to start? Especially if this is your first time implementing ISO 9001, you likely have a lot of questions on how you...
Is integrating ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 that hard?
Andrea Aulisi
The advantages of integration between multiple management systems are known to everybody, but I have never heard about quantitative measures...
The advantages of integration between multiple management systems are known to everybody, but I have never heard about quantitative measures (or at least estimates!) of the benefit of integrating. According to my data, based on...
Does a QMS ensure 100% quality?
Every year we hear about product recalls and consumer alerts about manufactured goods that have major problems, and need to...
Every year we hear about product recalls and consumer alerts about manufactured goods that have major problems, and need to be returned to the company for replacement or refund. In this past year of 2014,...
