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Implementing an SPC programme
Analysing your organisation’s performance over time can be challenging. Derek Scott, senior Quality Assurance and Quality Control advisor for ICR, explores how to select the best process and examine your data to achieve the best results
Does the NHS need a QMS overhaul? Or does it just need a QMS?
Christina Champion, director of The Light Blue Consultancy Company, explores if quality professionals need to bring their expertise in quality management systems (QMS) to the NHS
The importance of the business continuity management system
We take a closer look at the fastest growing ISO standard, ISO 22301:2012, and explain how you can use the standard effectively.
ISO 22000:2018 set to impact the global food sector
As the standard for food safety management systems undergoes a major revision, Ian Dunlop, CQP FCQI, explains the most significant changes.
ISO 9001:2015 – an opportunity to reboot your QMS
Kevin Scanlan, quality and document control manager at CRC-Evans Offshore, explains how his team found success by rebuilding their QMS as part of the transition to ISO 9001:2015.
How I’m engaging 1,000 employees in ISO 9001:2015
Kelsey Hopkinson, group environmental compliance manager at Places for People, explains how her organisation is transitioning to the revised standard for quality management systems.
The dangers of cowboy certification
In an extract from Quality World magazine (June 2017), Rob Fenn, CQP FCQI, chief executive of the British Assessment Bureau, reveals how cowboy certification is threatening the reputation of ISO 9001:2015 and the industry. He speaks to UKAS about the value of accreditation and the pitfalls for organisations tempted to cut corners.
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
Best of the CQI eLibrary: environmental management
Read five of the latest journal articles on environmental management for quality professionals