In 2003, the company I was working for took the pioneering step of pursuing ISO 9001:2000 Certification. When the management made this decision, I was the sole volunteer who willingly invested extra hours to establish a robust quality management system for the company.
So how does a company encourage employees to perform and to seek to learn more about effective auditing? There are a few things that could be useful in your internal training program.
Change management is a process for ensuring that the people affected by change understand the nature of the change and the reasons for it. Successful change management is an all-hands-on-deck activity.
Industry experts discuss the new shades of “green jobs,” the pivotal role of quality departments in achieving sustainability goals, the challenge of talent gaps, the need for a broader view beyond compliance, and the essential training paths to foster a more resilient, inclusive future.
In a world grappling with climate change and societal demands, the manufacturing sector must align with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
Auditing and inspection are two critical tools that organizations apply to ensure compliance, policies, procedures and products. Even though there are similarities these tools have different intent.
My informal observations of published white papers and interviews with colleagues support that quality is moving in the direction of Quality 4.0, but very slowly.