QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

What is ISO 9001?

ISO 9001 is the International Standard for Quality Management Systems, first published in 1987 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), it is one of the most commonly used management tools across the world.ISO 9001 is designed to help organisations ensure that they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders, by having a framework in place that helps ensure consistent quality in the provision of goods and/or services.

Benefits


An ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) will help you streamline your processes, reduce errors, free up valuable management time and improve internal communications. Companies adopting this approach benefit from increased employee morale, improved customer retention and healthier revenues.In short, through certification to ISO 9001 you demonstrate that your organisation is customer-focused and committed to delivering high quality services.Here are the top benefits of using the ISO 9001 framework:Increased efficiency: by following industry best-practice and focusing on quality you can reduce costs.Increased revenue: through the reputation of ISO 9001 you can win more tenders and contracts, and by being more efficient you will also retain more customers and experience more repeat custom.Higher levels of customer satisfaction: by understanding your customers’ needs and reducing errors you increase customer confidence in your ability to deliver products and services.

Process

Step by Step for ISO Certification

Requirements

These are some of the items that may be required for the ISO certification process, assessors may require more but your company need to have this basic information ready

  • A full description of your company profile
  • A list of all your company locations and branches
  • An organization structure of your company
  • Role and responsibility decriptions for all your staffs
  • Description of your operations and line business
  • A documented descrition of your internal processes
  • If Manufacturing - description of your manufacturing process
  • If manufacturing - List of all your products
  • If manufacturing - List of all your products licenses
  • If manufacturing list of all your equipments and licenses
  • List of your existing operational licenses and certifications
  • List of your internal experts, technical staffs and specialist with their skills, degree and certificates
  • Profile of your technical partners and how they integrate to your operations
  • Your training schedules and past training traken thus far
  • Your existing quality management framework and strategies if any
  • Your security manual and strategies if any
  • The technology your company use for your operations if any

Note* - that in case you do now have any of the listed information, our assesors and consultants will work with you to put them in place. You may still go ahead with your application.

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