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BS 9009 – 2019 open for consultation
BS 9009 External Providers - Trust Tests is now open for public comments until 4 April 2019. Mike Pearson, Director at Pearson Associates, and expert in BS 9009, explains the standard and its context.
What measures should you be recording?
Susannah Clarke, Managing Director at PMI, explores how recording the right measures can help you to improve your processes.
Learning from Sherlock Holmes
Jo Dowdall, Author at Catalyst Consulting, explores what Lean Six Sigma practitioners can learn from Sherlock Holmes.
Solving problems with the CQI Competency Framework
Brian Rutter, CQP FCQI, formerly Systems Interface Engineering Manager at Ford Motor Company, explores how the CQI’s Competency Framework can encourage innovative solutions.
Innovation: the great opportunity
The CQI’s fifth Corporate Connect event of the year explored how human design thinking can encourage successful innovation.
Why the world needs ISO 41001
The new standard aims to help facilities management teams improve efficiencies across a range of areas, from procurement to operations to maintenance. Chris Craggs explains why it’s needed now more than ever.
The secrets behind a constructive audit experience
John Feltham, CQP FCQI, has been on the receiving end of audits for decades. Find out why having the right auditor, identifying risks and understanding organisational context, have been crucial for successful audits at Portsmouth International Port.
Fish Fraud: How the Marine Stewardship Council tackles unregulated fishing
In the early 1990s the impact of overfishing on the marine environment and on seafood supplies was reaching a critical point. This year the Marine Stewardship Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the picture is looking far healthier. In an extract from June's Quality World magazine, Dina Patel speaks to supply chain standards director Michael Platt and manager Jaco Barendse to discover how they are leading the sustainable seafood movement.
The cost of rework: Finding the key to improving productivity in construction
Seán Connolly, the quality leader at Expanded, a Laing O'Rourke company, asks whether reducing rework is the key to improving productivity in construction.
Update: ISO 19011 guidance on auditing management systems
Richard Green explains the fundamental changes to ISO 19011:2011