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ISO/IEC 27001, is a framework for information security management systems (ISMS). An ISMS is meant to manage sensitive company information to ensure...

ISO 9001 helps organizations from the ground up, working to standardize their processes effectively to work towards the end goal of providing exceptional outputs to their customers. Your whole system should work in a way that it constantly measures and checks that you are working in such a way as to produce the highest quality output.

How did your management system allow this to happen? When your product fails, or worse, you must issue a recall - who is to blame when quality fails?

The Cost of Quality operates on the premise that companies need to invest in upfront quality and prevention rather than suffer the grave consequences...

What is a QMS? “A quality management system (QMS) is a collection of business processes focused on consistently meeting customer requirements and enhancing their satisfaction....

What is ISO 26000? ISO 26000 is an international standard that provides guidance and establishes the principles and guidelines of social responsibilities. Developed to aid...

The certification process for ISO 9001 requires an extensive external audit to ensure the requirements of the standard are being met and the company...

Written by Kashif Mumtaz Regardless of the other terms used in ISO 9001:2015, the term, Strategic Direction has not been defined in ISO 9000:2015 Quality Management...

by Scott Bishop of QAS International What are Quality Objectives? Clause 6.2 of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Standard requires an organisation to establish quality objectives...

The overall quality, as well as durability, of paint coatings are affected by the condition of the substrate they are applied on. This is especially concerning when dealing with steel. The surface itself needs to be prepared thoroughly beforehand and, in the case of steel which commonly faces issues pertaining to corrosion and rusting, the surface preparation varies depending upon the different grades of rust, the type of paint selected, the exposure of the finished product and possible environmental concerns.