Quality management systemCostBenefitImplementationContractorArticleISO9000-based Quality Management Systems(QMSs) have been widely applied by manycontractors with a hope to improve the productquality and hence achieve the desiredobjective of client satisfaction. However,setting up and implementing an ISO9000-...
The present study aims to investigate the motives and benefits of certification to ISO 9001 among Indian SMEs of manufacturing and service sectors. The main objective of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on SMEs' motivation to pursue ISO 9001 quality management system (QMS) and the bene...
ISO 9001 is now being used as a basis for quality management—in the service sector, education, and government—to help organizations satisfy their customers, meet regulatory requirements, and achieve continual improvement. The ISO 9000 series, or family of standards, was originally published in 198...
A common standard for quality management is the ISO 9001 standard. A brainchild of the International Organization for Standardization, it contains inputs from professionals in different regions and is valid in most countries. Acquiring theISO 9001 certificationproves that a business meets the regulatory...
This paper reports the experience of a quality management project leading to an ISO 9001 certification in a Swiss regional hospital. It describes the motivations for the project, the process that was followed and the benefits of the approach. It also shows its limitations, problems encountered as...
Quality management helps mitigate risks by providing a clear framework for scaling operations while keeping quality intact. Your business can avoid common pitfalls of rapid growth, such as inconsistent product quality, poor customer service, or disjointed internal processes. ...
The ISO 9000 Series Standards for Quality Management and Assurance were issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1987. They reflect an important trend in business practice. Early in the 20th century, quality was viewed by businesses as an additional cost of production. ...
Several global standards for QC, likeISO 9001, provide frameworks for quality management systems and are widely recognized across industries. How often should Quality Control processes be reviewed and updated? QC processes should be reviewed and updated regularly to adapt to new technologies, changes ...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the similarities and differences between the benefits derived from implementing the ISO 9001 and the ISO 14001 standards. Methodology/Approach: The paper reviews the literature using an electronic search in the ScienceDirect, ABI/Inform, Emerald data...
ISO 9000 is a set of international standards of quality management that have become increasingly popular for large and small companies alike. "ISO is grounded on the 'conformance to specification' definition of quality, " wrote Francis Buttle in the International Journal of Quality and Reliability ...