Why You Need a Quality Management System

A true quality management system means you can:

Follow your strategic plan

Train and release new employees

Measure Key Performance Indicators

Improve performance incrementally

Grow your business

Open a new location

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Any quality management system is based on a core engine of Plan-Do-Check-Act, which will improve the effectiveness of the operation when applied correctly over time.

Plan

Operating environment, stakeholders/competitors, market, leadership and culture; risks and resources.

DO

Sales, design, production and delivery.

Check

Measure your KPIs against the Plan; management team examines the data and decides on actions

Act

Study the causes of KPI shortfalls and determine true corrective actions. Adjust the Plan accordingly.

.....repeat!

-- Michael Gerber, The E-Myth Revisited

The system runs the business.
The people run the system.

How are QMS applied in different situations?

ISO 9001

Based on PDCA and outlines a system for improving any kind of business or non-profit. It is published by the International Standards Organization (http://www.iso.org)

ISO 13485

QMS requirements for the design, production, installation and servicing of medical devices. It is modeled after requirements of the FDA and similar governing bodies outside the US

ISO 14001
An Environmental Management standard to help companies manage, control and reduce their environmental impacts, giving a distinct public visibility as eco-friendly

LEAN

Lean discipline focuses in seven types of waste: overproduction, waiting time, transportation, non-value-adding processes, excess inventory, excess motion, and costs of quality. Lean can be combined with Six Sigma and with any QMS

Six Sigma

Statistical and problem-solving tools used to reduce variation in processes and produce the desired results more consistently. Six Sigma methods have been adapted in many different organizations