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Higher Client Expectations Raise the Bar of Excellence

Higher Client Expectations Raise the Bar of Excellence

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 [...]
When Standards Exist, there is a Need to Check on Conformity

When Standards Exist, there is a Need to Check on Conformity

As long as there is a standard or specification, there is a need to check on conformity. There are two kinds of standards, management systems or how the activities are inside the organization and product standards. Conformity assessment on quality, environmental, or safety is related to the management systems. Bureau Veritas is an international [...]
The Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence: Tough but Necessary

The Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence: Tough but Necessary

Quality is no longer an option in an ever-expanding and more demanding competitive world market. Excellence in organizational systems and practices is vital if the company is to become world-class. Quality management system flattens the communication structure in a bureaucratic set-up that has a lot of hierarchy. This results in useful communication. [...]