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The 5S program: what it is and how to apply it in your company
Regardless of your company’s business segment, having a more organized and productive work environment improves an organization’s ambiance and way of working, ensuring that activities are carried out more quickly. An organized, clean and standardized environment is likely to improve a company’s results. That is why so many companies today apply the famous 5S program … Continue reading “The 5S program: what it is and how to apply it in your company”
Top management: what is it and what are its responsibilities?
The ISO 9001 standard is peppered with the term “top management.” In addition to the various clauses mentioning its responsibilities, there is a specific item discussing expectations for its engagement with critical aspects of the quality management system. This item, the fifth standard regarding leadership, encompasses a series of activities that upper management needs in … Continue reading “Top management: what is it and what are its responsibilities?”
Quality policy: How to establish one and communicate it at your company
The ISO 9001:2015 standard has a very specific quality policy requirement. Item 5.2 of this standard sets forth mandates for what needs to be contained in this document, starting with structure, roles and responsibilities, in addition to defining how it should be communicated within an organization. It is important to underscore here that when I … Continue reading “Quality policy: How to establish one and communicate it at your company”
Remote Internal Audits: a reality for today and after the pandemic
The current crisis that we are going through has required that all of society find solutions to continue their activities in this new reality that include social distancing, travel restrictions and other public safety measures. Quality audits are among the processes that, using the traditional on-site method, have become almost impossible to carry out. With … Continue reading “Remote Internal Audits: a reality for today and after the pandemic”