| 1 |
Sustaining business |
1 |
| 1.1 |
Introduction |
1 |
| 1.2 |
Recession |
2 |
| 1.3 |
Business Sustainability |
4 |
| 1.4 |
Evolution of QMS |
4 |
| 1.5 |
Definition of quality |
6 |
| 1.6 |
Imperatives of quality |
8 |
| 1.7 |
Quality from a larger perspective |
11 |
| 2 |
Understanding and implementation of
ISO 9001:2008
|
14 |
| 2.1 |
Introduction |
14 |
| 2.2 |
Fifty Steps for Implementation |
17 |
| 2.3 |
Undergo audits |
46 |
| 2.4 |
Post-certification audits |
47 |
| 2.5 |
Points to remember |
48 |
| 3 |
Roles and responsibilities of management representative
|
49 |
| 3.1 |
Who should be the management representative? |
49 |
| 3.2 |
Jobs expected from management representative |
51 |
| 3.3 |
Tips for management representative |
55 |
| 4 |
Internal Quality audits: A Strong tool for quality management |
56 |
| 4.1 |
Need for audits |
56 |
| 4.2 |
Internal quality audits |
58 |
| 4.3 |
Quality Control versus quality audits |
58 |
| 4.4 |
Product audit versus system audits |
60 |
| 4.5 |
Top management review versus quality audits |
60 |
| 4.6 |
Types of internal quality audits |
61 |
| 4.7 |
Pre-requirements of an auditor |
62 |
| 4.8 |
What is to be verified? |
64 |
| 4.9 |
Can we discontinue quality control investigation |
79 |
| 4.10 |
Process audits |
80 |
| 4.11 |
Imperatives of effectives audits |
83 |
| 4.12 |
Linking exercises – a strong tool for quality auditing |
85 |
| 5 |
Measuring maturity in QMS
Implementation
|
95 |
| 5.1 |
Need for measurement |
95 |
| 5.2 |
Measuring maturity by linking to the principles |
96 |
| 5.3 |
Measuring maturity by considering the clauses |
97 |
| 5.4 |
Guidelines for assessing maturity in QMS
Implementation |
98 |
| 6 |
Welcome the complaints |
133 |
| 6.1 |
Who is interested in Complaining |
133 |
| 6.2 |
When customer complains? |
134 |
| 6.3 |
When customer does not complain? |
135 |
| 6.4 |
Customer-a free consultant |
136 |
| 7 |
Face the audits |
138 |
| 7.1 |
Why to face audits? |
138 |
| 7.2 |
Basic human nature |
140 |
| 7.3 |
What shall be audited? |
140 |
| 7.4 |
Preparing for the audit |
141 |
| 7.5 |
Face the audits |
142 |
| 7.6 |
Role of a guide |
143 |
| 7.7 |
Understand the non-conformities and observations |
143 |
| |
Appendix – 1: Departmental objectives and expectations |
146 |
| |
Reference |
157 |
| |
Index |
158 |