Build Lean Into Your QMS When Converting to ISO 9001:2015
by Mike Micklewright The waste involved in having multiple systems serving the same purpose can…
Improving the Internal Auditing Process
by Roderick A. Munro, Ph.D. Internal auditing for ISO 9001 (as defined in Wikipedia) “is…
Auditing a Subsystem: Total Cost of Quality Process
by Russell T. Westcott Organizational managers frequently talk about the cost of implementing and maintaining…
Effectiveness of Quality Objectives
by Denise Robitaille Clients are often surprised when I inquire about their quality objectives. They…
ISO 9001:2015 Moves Forward
by Lorri Hunt Author’s note: ISO 9001:2015 is still in the revision process. Information in…
Standards: Who Told the Millennials?
by Peter Holtmann It occurred to me recently that we are entering a new era…
Internal Audits Using Risk Assessment
by Roderick A. Munro, Ph.D. The failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) tool within the…
Auditing a Subsystem: Total Productive Maintenance
by Russell T. Westcott Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and its subset of autonomous maintenance are…
Get In, Get Out: Tips for Successful Internal Audits
by Denise Robitaille Several issues back I did a piece on tips I’d gathered after…
Organizational Self-Assessment Guidance Through ISO 9004
by Denise Robitaille This article is excerpted from Denise Robitaille’s eBook ISO 9004: The Key…