Search
Search our content by date or relevance.
Overcoming Six Sigma scepticism
Compliance auditor Agata Kucharczyk outlines the significant benefits of employing Six Sigma methodologies, as well as ISO standards, to improve the quality of an organisation’s output.
Preparing for unannounced audits of medical devices
ISO 13485 internal auditor Karandeep Singh Badwal, explains what to expect and how to prepare for unannounced audits of companies with a UKCA or CE-marked medical device.
Perceptions contributing to a quality culture
Ryan Renard CQP MCQI examines how the way in which we perceive our environment contributes to a quality culture.
Breaking down language barriers
Quality Engineer Benjamin Clifford, who works for DISCO Corporation in Japan, was a finalist in the Emerging Talent category at this year’s CQI International Quality Awards. Here, he explains his journey into auditing, and how a multi-lingual auditing programme is improving standards in his organisation.
Cognitive bias and its impact on outsourcing
Cognitive biases can have a serious impact on supply chain management when it comes to outsourcing vendors. Krishnan Lakshminarayanan CQP MCQI, a Lead Auditor and Senior Manager at William Hare in India, examines some common examples and looks at how they can be avoided.
Understanding design and development of products and services
Ravindiran Gurusamy, IRCA Certificated Associate Auditor, offers an overview of ISO9001:2015; Clause 8.3.
Auditing Santa's Workshop
With Christmas soon approaching, Hussain Ali, CQP MCQI, Quality Manager at Jacobs Engineering, explains how an audit at Santa’s Workshop taught him how to deliver more efficient audits during and after the festive season.