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Quality Management Systems, Quality Management Standards Ireland

Definition of a Quality Management System

A Quality Management System consists of;

  • Organisational structure
  • Responsibilities
  • Processes and procedures
  • Resources

For implementing that aspect of the overall management function that determines and implements the overall quality intentions and direction of an organisation…. 

What is ISO 9001:2008?

  • ISO 9000 is a voluntary standard for quality management
  • Produced by leading specialists borrowed from business worldwide, who wish to improve and maintain their product or service quality
  • This standard is the result of their efforts.
  • The standard provides a framework which when applied ensures the consistent delivery of a given level of quality and continuous process improvement.
  • It is an internationally recognised quality management system


What does ISO mean for you? 

  • Depending on your business whether:
  • Design
  • Production / Manufacturing
  • Service / Distribution

  •  ISO 9001:2008 may be tailored to facilitate your business requirements and industry best practice

 

ISO 9001 principles in brief

1.      Customer Focus

2.      Leadership

3.      Involvement of People

4.      Process Approach

5.      Systems Approach to Management

6.      Continual Improvement

7.      Factual Approach to Decision Making

8.      Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships

Key elements of ISO in brief

  • Quality management system
  • General requirements
  • General documentation requirements  
  • Management responsibility
  • Management commitment
  • Customer focus
  • Quality policy
  • Planning
  •  Administration
  • Management review  
  • Resource management
  • Provision of resources
  • Human resources
  • Facilities
  •  Work environment 
  • Product realisation
  • Planning of realisation processes
  • Customer related processes
  • Design and / or development
  • Purchasing
  • Production and service operations
  • Control of measuring and monitoring devices    
  • Measurement, analysis and improvement
  • Planning
  • Measurement and monitoring
  • Control of nonconformity
  • Analysis of nonconformity
  • Analysis of data
  • Improvement
Click here to open a PDF document on 'Implementing ISO 9001:2008'

QMS Solutions service to you


  • QMS Solutions will design, develop, draft and implement your complete QMS in consultation with you.
  • We will also provide in-house training on all aspects of your new QMS, tailored to your specific training needs and business requirements 

Steps to Certification

  • Following initial quotation, an assessor will review your company’s product, processes, procedures, facilities, work environment and resources.
  • Prepare a current state assessment & gap analysis.
  • Develop your Draft Quality Policy, Objectives, Plans, Processes, Procedures and Records as per ISO 9001, best practice and your specific business needs, excluding applicable exceptions.
  • Review and approve the above documentation with the client, as per agreed project approach.
  • Handover / implementation of your Quality Management System
  • Provide in-house training where appropriate.
  • After a period of 3 months QMS Solutions will review the establishment of the QMS and seek registration were appropriate.
  • Follow-up audits and pre-audits are conducted on request in advance of the clients annual independent audit.

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