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08 May 2024

Open Letter to ISO/TC 176 regarding the ISO 9001 Revision

Ladies & Gentlemen of ISO/TC 176, With renewed dismay, I read of the contents of ISO/CD 9001:2024 (albeit a leaked copy from a usually reliable source). It seems we have another revision that will do nothing to restore the esteem in which the ISO 9001 Standard was once held and nothing to provide tangible benefits to certified organizations and their customers. So, I challenge you to make ...

08 Feb 2024

ISO 9001 and Quality System Documentation: DO's and DON'Ts

ISO 9001

An ongoing series of Posts: Practical advice on ISO 9001:2015 Clause 7.5, Documented Information. NOTE: The advice given here also applies to ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001 and other standards having the same HLS structure as ISO 9001.

11 Jul 2023

ISO 9001 Knowledge Management - DOs and DON'Ts

ISO 9001, ISO Standard Implementation

Practical advice on ISO 9001:2015 Clause 7.1.6 This requirement in ISO 9001:2015 needs to be addressed more effectively, and more importantly, the valuable opportunity it provides is frequently ignored.

27 Jun 2023

ISO 9001 Continual Improvement - DO's and DON'Ts

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Practical advice on ISO 9001:2015 Clause 10.3 The organization itself determines the rate, extent, and timescale of actions that support continual improvement. Quality Management System (QMS) performance can be enhanced by applying an improvement to the quality management system as a whole or improving one or more of its elements. Your ISO 9001 Implementation Project offers a real opportunity to ...

01 Sep 2021

ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 Certification: What's the Difference?

ISO 9001

IATF 16949:2016 is not a major barrier to the automotive parts market IATF 16949 is a standard developed by members of the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) that was later submitted to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). As a standard, IATF 16949 outlines the requirements for maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS) in the automotive sector.

News and Commentary on ISO Management System Standards

Open Letter to ISO/TC 176 regarding the ISO 9001 Revision

ISO 9001 and Quality System Documentation: DO's and DON'Ts

ISO 9001 Knowledge Management - DOs and DON'Ts

ISO 9001 Continual Improvement - DO's and DON'Ts

ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 Certification: What's the Difference?

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