qmsguruboss In the constant push for a quality product and efficient and effective processes, ongoing quality checks and product validation is a must. These steps ensure that your organization maintains both high quality and consistent output. One of the key facilitators of this is the Quality Engineer. In today’s article, we’ll be looking at the role … Read more
Most businesses will aim to produce 100% of the products or services they provide without error. Unfortunately, issues do occur, and when they do, our Quality Management System needs to kick in and drive processes that remedy the situation. Most of us will be familiar with the CAR process (Corrective Action Reporting), which identifies internal … Read more
It’s a sad fact that issues like fraud and corruption can occur in any company, anywhere, with incidence present across the globe. Bribery of any form can cause irrecoverable damage to reputation and commercial interests. Corruption, bribery, theft and tax evasion, and other illicit financial flows cost developing countries $1.26 trillion per year. Data from … Read more
In today’s article, we’ll look at the management review process. Periodic reviews of your management system can help assess its effectiveness helping you to ensure that it’s still aligned and appropriate to your business as well as helping you meet ISO9001:2015 requirements. In this article, we’ll cover What’s a management review What is the management … Read more
In this article, we’ll take a look at what a Non Conformance Report is, what it’s used for, an example report and how the humble NCR can actually help your organization. We’ll also take a look at its good points and some things to watch out for when your setting up your NCR process. In … Read more
In today’s post we’ll be looking at Document Control specifically What is Document control Document Control & ISO 9001 Methods Document Control Why Document control is critical Key Benefits of Document Control Issues to watch out for with Document Control What is Document control Document control is defined as both organizing and controlling information by … Read more
In this post, we’ll be looking at analytical problem-solving. We’ll take a look at what it is, what the critical skills are, and how you can develop them. We’ll also take a look at how analytical problem solving can help both your organization and your own career prospects. The importance of Analytical Problem Solving I … Read more
The question of “What’s the difference between Process vs procedure” is a troubling one. While you’d think such a question would be clear cut, so it’s perhaps a surprise why many struggle with it. You’ll often find many businesses using the terms interchangeably, which can add further confusion. While the ISO standard provides some guidance, … Read more
Following our introduction to ISO and the ISO Quality Management system, we thought, for our next piece of content, we’d cover perhaps the key step in achieving your ISO certification goal, and that’s audit itself. For this article, we’ll assume that you’re targeting 9001, and we will be writing this from the ISO 9001 audit … Read more
Introduction Most of you will already know the importance of ISO certification and how it applies within your business. However, if you are new to the concept or are struggling to get your head around it, this article will endeavor to introduce you to the principle behind ISO and the ISO management system. In this … Read more