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Competencies of Quality Professionals in Quality 4.0

Competencies of Quality Professionals in Quality 4.0: Mohamed Mohamedi, Quality Management Engineer at Aramco, explores the non-conventional skills and experience required of auditors in a Quality 4.0 era The past decade has seen rapid advances in connectivity, mobility, analytics, scalability, and data analytics, spawning what has been called the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0. This […]

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Importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

ISO 9001:2015

Importance of STEM: Gaurav Bijlani PCQI, Senior Production Test Engineer at Hanover Displays, speaks about the importance of encouraging more students into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) careers. According to the Manufacturing in 2020 report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the UK manufacturing industry accounts for 10 per cent of the UK economy. “However, a staggering

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Risks and Opportunities of Remote Auditing

Remote Audit, Risk Management

Risks and Opportunities of Remote Auditing: The Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times and provides the first significant test for the relatively new programme of assessment and certification of management systems. Paul Simpson, CQP FCQI, Principal Consultant and Owner of s2a2s Ltd, discusses the risks and opportunities associated with remote auditing for conformity assessment

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Rebuilding Life After The Covid 19

Health and Safety

Rebuilding Life After The Covid 19 Pandemic: David Hutchins, CQP FCQI, Chairman and Principal at David Hutchins International, looks at how quality professionals can help their organisations by applying the Hoshin Kanri method and using Deming’s 14 points for management. When we celebrated the New Year, as we raised our glasses, we could not possibly

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Effectiveness of SMART Objectives

ISO 9001:2015

Effectiveness of SMART Objectives: Sam Kinch, Quality Management Consultant at qualityinspired.co.uk, highlights the importance of SMART objectives and how businesses should apply them. ISO 9001:2015 requires all organisations to have a quality policy and quality objectives in place to track and monitor business performance. The policy should directly link to the objectives, giving businesses foundation to

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The Methodologies of Remote Audits

Remote Audit

The Methodologies of Remote Audits Gary Jarvis, CQP MCQI, Group Quality and Information Security Manager at The Growth Company, shares his experience of conducting a remote audit, and an overview on the specific and unique challenges and the viability of auditing remotely. Auditing, just like technology, is evolving. What was once an on-site exercise, be it a face-to-face meeting with an auditee at their desk reviewing the sales process, having a coffee in the

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Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Auditing

ISO Audit

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Auditing: Over the past two decades, as technology has evolved, so too has the certification industry. Laura Fletcher, Commercial and Customer Experience Director at NQA, explores the recent changes to auditing following the Covid-19 pandemic. Gone are the days of the man in a white jacket with a clipboard and

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How Robotics Improve Product Quality in Manufacturing

Quality Standards

Robotics Improve Product Quality in Manufacturing: Gaurav Bijlani, PCQI, Senior Production Test Engineer at Hanover Displays, explains how the use of a collaborative robot has helped to increase and improve output at his organisation. Since robots have become commercially accessible, many companies are embracing automation. Robotic process automation and quality-assurance-led activities have resulted in process improvements. My experience at Hanover Displays has shown me how these two fields have converged and improved first-time

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Good OSH Culture Bring Business Success

Occupational health and safety management standard

Good OSH Culture Bring Business Success: Mohamed Attia, Trainer, and Auditor at testing and certification center TÜV Nord Middle East explains how strong occupational health and safety (OH&S) culture is critical to business success. Over the past century, improvement in the safe system of work (SSOW) and behavioural safety has helped organisations to reduce accident

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What Are The Benefits of ISO 50001 Certification

ISO 50001:2018

The Benefits of ISO 50001 Certification: Roy Rogers, CQP MCQI, QSHE and Energy Director at Enigma Industrial Services, explains how his organisation added value by implementing ISO 50001:2018 – Energy Management Systems. Enigma Industrial Services has been providing contract scaffolding services in the UK since 1935. The quality, safety, health, and environment policy is endorsed

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