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TUV or Technischer Überwachungs Verein (Technical Inspection Association) of Germany is one of the top three biggest ISO certifying bodies in the world. The company is one of the pioneers in the certification, inspection, and testing industry. It has been a regular part of the advisory committee of the technical centers of development, furthering [...]

Commitment from top management is very important when setting up a quality management system. This is the commitment to put everything in place. For most companies, ISO certification is a way of improvement. It helps the CEO find out the operation or quality problem. Because CEOs, sometimes, have no time to see the details, an audit is a chance to [...]

Quality management system is critical to the implementation of a company’s mission and vision of high quality and performance because it ensures that all the key processes for the organization to deliver its promised total development are identified, established, monitored, and continuously improved. There is very little room for improvisation [...]

Some clients do not really understand the value of certification to international quality standards. They think they need the certificate but do not see the system behind it as the main product of the certification. When a client thinks of it only as a piece of paper, it becomes a matter of pricing in favor of the lowest bidding certification body. [...]

While the developed countries of the West are strict with their safety regulations in the manufacture of toys and other products, the countries where defective items are shipped are not as stringent. Thus, these importing countries become dumping ground for what are considered inferior products in the West. Blame it on some degree of colonial mentality, [...]