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International Auditor and Training Certification Association ( IATCA ) Criteria for the Certification of Quality Management System Auditors

IATCA Criteria lay down the standard criteria which all members of IATCA undertake to adhere to in the operation of their auditor certification and / or training course approval programs. (More...)

Quality Management Systems Implementation Roadmap

Development and Implementation of documented management system to appropriate International and Industry-specific standards (More...)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-Registrar Accreditation Board (RABQSA) Issue

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials and various state environmental regulatory agency officials have requested that sites or organizations holding an ANSI-RABQSA NAP certification certificate for ISO 14001 be assessed to Clause 4.3.2 of ISO 14001 with regard to the National Environmental Performance Track program (NEPT) and/or various state voluntary programs to which the site or organization might subscribe. Environmental Protection Agency - Registrar Accreditation Board Issue-9 (More...)

ISO 9001:2000 Implementation: Increasing Value and Reducing Lead Time - By Chad Kymal

Chad Kymal, International Consultant, Auditor and Author, made a presentation in May of 2003 in San Jose, California, in which he discussed how to defeat roadblocks to ISO 9001:2000 implementations how to create a culture within the organization that enables you to find bottom line value from the implementation. Click here to view this presentation.

Integrating Lean and Six Sigma for Breakthrough Process Improvement - By Ron Mitchell, Omnex's Director of Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt, published in Inside Six Sigma

ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 differ from previous quality system standards in their strong emphasis on documenting and continually improving the organization's product realization, management and supporting processes, which together make-up all of a company's business processes....(More...)

The Business Management System Approach - By David Watkins

Any time an organization changes how it does even one thing, it has the opportunity to examine everything it does and to take advantage of that period of change. After all, once change of any size is undertaken,... (More...)

Update on ISO/TS 16949:2002 & the Auditing Approach - By Chad Kymal

On Thursday, February 20, 2003 Chad Kymal, International Consultant, Auditor and Author, made a presentation on the latest news about ISO/TS 16949:2002 and the newly release customer-specific requirements from the Big Three. Download this PowerPoint presentation here.

Enterprise Quality Management Systems - The Future of QMS Software.

On Thursday, February 27, 2003 Chad Kymal, International Consultant, Auditor and Author, made a presentation on enterprise quality management system software. This presentation reiterated and embellished the points made in his magazine article for Quality Digest in October, 2002 (See 'One Stop Shop'). He covered the fragmented world of quality software and what to look for in an enterprise system. Download this PowerPoint presentation here.

Customers, Customer Expectations, Processes and Audits - By Chad Kymal

ISO/TS 16949:2002's three elements of 5.2 Customer Focus, 7.0 Product Realization and 8.2.2 Internal Audits (customer focused process audits) are significant departures from QS-9000. In fact, 5.2 Customer Focus is not an explicit part of QS-9000. (More...)

This article appeared in a special edition of Action line, published in December 2002

Integrating Lean and Six Sigma for Supplier Development

Many companies are outsourcing processes and even moving entire operations to capitalize on the lower labor costs available in places. Click here

How Can You Move From QS-9000 to TS 16949:2002? What QS-9000 Registered Suppliers Need to Prepare For?

The date by which QS-9000-registered automotive suppliers will need to transition their quality management systems (QMSs) to the ISO 9001. Click here

Transitioning from QS-9000 to ISO/TS 16949:2002 - The Process Approach

Two things will become clear to you as you become familiar with ISO/TS 16949:2002. Not only does a QMS in conformance with the TS. Click here

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