Impact of MSS 1000:2014 on Quality Professional

Impact of MSS 1000:2014 on Quality Professional Ian Dalling explains how MSS 1000:2014 will impact on the future of the quality professional. Quality professionals now have free access to a very powerful management tool called MSS 1000:2014, with many novel features that will help them gain recognition, respect and influence at the highest levels of…

Improving Operational Efficiency and Quality Excellence

Improving Operational Efficiency and Quality Excellence Eric Stoop, CEO at EASE Inc – a developer of plant floor audits and insights software in the US – provides his top five tips to help manufacturing businesses overcome the obstacles posed by Covid-19.   As the UK’s manufacturing sector continues its recovery, a feeling of optimism is…

Maintain Documented Information in ISO 9001:2015

Alex Woods offers a guide to the documented information requirements in ISO 9001:2015. One of the more eagerly discussed differences between ISO 9001:2015 and its predecessor is the absence of the terms “documents” and “records”. The six mandatory documented procedures are gone, so too has the requirement for a documented quality manual. Instead, throughout the…

Improvement Through Transitioning to ISO 9001:2015

Improvement Through Transitioning to ISO 9001:2015 Kevin Scanlan, quality and document control manager at CRC-Evans Offshore, explains how his team found success by rebuilding their QMS as part of the transition to ISO 9001:2015. As with many organisations, our QMS had suffered from a ‘cut-and-paste’ culture with various processes and procedures being added to satisfy…

Changes And Impact of ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System

Changes And Impact of ISO 22000 As the standard for food safety management systems undergoes a major revision, Ian Dunlop, CQP FCQI, explains the most significant changes. As the European Union announces its intention to hold a crisis meeting in the wake of yet another food safety incident (Fipronil egg scandal, August 2017), national populations…

Implementing ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System (BCMS)

Implementing ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) We take a closer look at the fastest growing ISO standard, ISO 22301:2012, and explain how you can use the standard effectively. Irrespective of what your organisation exists to do, there will be times when an unforeseen event occurs and brings normal operations to a halt. This could…

Digitalization And Management Systems

Digitalization And Management Systems: DNV GL is the headline sponsor of the CQI’s inaugural International Quality Awards. Shahram G. Maralani, global director of technology and services, explains how digitalisation impacts the work of quality professionals today. How can quality professionals prepare for the future? Quality professionals need to stay fit. Historically the world has moved…

Understanding The Objective of Management System Audit

Understanding Objective of Management System Audit William Rankin, CQP FCQI, Management System and Audit Manager at Inmarsat, UK, takes a look at how quality managers and internal auditors can work together to ensure objectivity and integrity is achieved during audits. Dilemma A medium-sized pharmaceutical company, with a global presence, recently appointed a new managing director…

Achieve Business Excellence from Quality Standards

Achieve Business Excellence from Quality Standards: Bob Goodwin, MSc (TQM), CQP, MCQI, takes a look at what businesses need in order to develop a quality culture, and how quality professionals can drive this improvement beyond what is required by ISO standards. ISO standards cover only a subset of what makes a business operate. Another way…

Moving Towards Digitization for Construction Sector

Moving Towards Digitization for Construction Sector: Ian Mills and Mike Buss speak to Alicia Dimas about how new technologies are changing the construction industry and helping quality managers to better perform their jobs. Digital technologies can generate value for the construction industry. The application of these new technologies can improve productivity, reduce risks and increase…