April 7, 2020
by David Jensen, Staff Writer, MasterControl
The International Organization of Standards (ISO) is a global organization that defines essential requirements for helping businesses improve their products, services and customer relations. Applying these guidelines enables organizations to give their customers the assurance that their products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. This article introduces the most popular ISO standards and discusses how companies can use them to gain a competitive edge in their markets.
September 11, 2018
by Christine Park, Founder and Owner, Christine Park and Associates
Rather than viewing ISO as a burden, think of it as a standard upon which you can build a foundation for the sustainability and growth of your business. Learn how to use ISO as a catalyst to align a quality management system (QMS) with the strategic direction of your company.
September 1, 2017
B. Christine Park, Consultant, Christine Park & Associates
As we near the end of the first quarter of the new year, it’s time for everyone to get really serious with transition plans to the new ISO quality management systems standards and other regulatory requirement changes. Here are a few of the recent changes:
March 29, 2016
Greg Peckford Founder, Quality Career Advancement
There are over one million organizations in over 170 countries registered to ISO 9001. That alone is a pretty impressive statistic claimed by www.iso.org. But what this stat is missing are the countless other companies worldwide that have adopted the ISO 9001 standard as a blueprint for the development and implementation of their quality management systems without becoming formally certified.
December 29, 2015
Lillian Erickson, Global Quality Manager, MasterControl Inc.
The publication of ISO 9001:2015 in September generated much anxiety among companies fearing a bumpy transition to the new and significantly changed international standard. Admittedly, we at MasterControl were not immune to those worries.
November 10, 2015
Stuart Patch, Content Writer, Compass Assurance Services; info@compassassurance.com.au
There are many benefits for organisations gaining certification and for those organisations that are currently certified, ensuring those benefits continue to be realised is very important. Below I look at the benefits of certification and also what are the benefits of keeping abreast of upcoming changes in standards.
