ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System std.)

What is ISO 9001:2008.

It is an International standard on Quality Management Systems, being followed in world over. It has been developed by World experts and acts as a management tool to achieve continual improvement in effectiveness of QMS processes. It is based upon eight principles of quality management & lays emphasis on process approach to your business.

It has five broad requirements viz Quality management system, Management responsibility, resources management, product & service realization and monitoring, measuring & improvement. As per this international standard, top management is required to identify processes of quality management system of the organization, decide on process inputs, process outputs, sequence & interaction of processes and evaluate performance against established effectiveness criteria of these processes.
To management needs to establish the quality policy , quality objectives & targets and steer the organization on the track of Excellence through accomplishments of these objectives. It helps the company to achieve business growth through system approach.

 Concepts of ISO 9001:2008 Stds.

• Based upon 8 Principles of Quality Management.
• Employs Process Approach to business operations.
• Use of Dr. Deming's cycle / PDCA cycle - Plan, DO, Check & Act
• Management commitment to implementation of Quality Management System, Continual
• Based upon 8 Principles of Quality Management.
• Employs Process Approach to business operations.
• Improvement of its effectiveness.
• Strategies focused on Customer Satisfaction &Objective driven Quality Policy.
• Do it right the First Time & Every Time.
• Co-operation - Collective Wisdom
• Transparency of the system.
• Evidence of performance.
• Quality is Every Ones responsibility.
• Use of COMMON - SENSE

 Benefits of ISO 9001:2008

• Provides Recognition & a Marketing Edge.
• Meets mandatory requirement in export / customer.
• Provides a documented Quality management system.
• Ensures consistency in Product Quality.
• Brings overall business effectiveness.
• Provides more transparency within the organization.
• Provides data base for decision making.
• Initiates process of continuous improvement in the Company.
• Gives more confidence to customer
• Profitable since it encourages optimum utilization of resources and reduces Waste