On the “Integrated Management System - Lean BOS” page of our website I discuss the emerging trend in and demand for integrating quality, environmental, health & safety, regulatory, and business improvement objectives into a single business operating system (BOS). On this page I state that “today’s integration objectives are generally clear: companies want a management […]
We have been getting a lot of inquiries from companies that are trying to budget for consulting and implementation of an ISO 9001 based quality management system (QMS). These inquires include every QMS standard: TS 16949, AS9100, TL 9000, ISO 13485, and even ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. The last inquiry went like this: “I […]
07.28ISO 9001 Q & A
The Director of Operations of a perspective client asked me to address some of the concerns, questions, and reservations that his executive leadership has about implementing ISO 9001. He has been trying, unsuccessfully, to convince his executive leadership that developing a formal quality management system based on ISO 9001 was critical to the organization’s growth […]
It is hard to believe that so many years after the release of ISO 9001:2000 there are still a lot of “old school” perspectives and misconceptions about the role, form, and function of the “quality manual” (ISO 9001:2008 sub-clause 4.2.2). I developed the Lean QMS® Map (a 2-page graphical version of a quality manual) in […]
All diets work while one is dieting. However, once the desired weight loss is achieved the vast majority of dieters go back to their normal eating habits and lifestyle. The result is that all diets are statistically long term failures because the fundamental issue of a lifestyle changes was never addressed. But we never hear […]