Category Archives: ISO9001:2015@Risk™ – Greg Hutchins

#62 – RETHINKING SECTOR SCHEME RELATIONSHIPS – T. DAN NELSON

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T. Dan NelsonEvery revision of ISO 9001 invites a revision to the sector schemes based on it.  For example, the aerospace and defense industries’ AS9100 relies on ISO 9001 as its foundation.   So does the auto industry’s ISO/TS 16949. When ISO 9001 changes, sector schemes need to change with it if they are to remain sector schemes.  With the upcoming revision of ISO 9001 expected in 2015, we hear grumblings from some sector schemed industries about wanting to part ways with ISO 9001.  Maybe they never should have become so intimate in the first place. Continue reading →

#61 – VALUE ADDED CERTIFICATION OF AN ESTABLISHED QMS (PART III) – ARVIND CHAVAN

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ArvindWhat is the value added by certification of an established QMS?

We are taught to have a positive attitude.  In line with law of natural justice, let me put my neck out.  Let’s still assume that there ‘is’ value associated with the certification of the established quality management system.  Hitherto, for some, assuming that the entire world wide multi-million dollar industry of certification to be entirely based upon flawed premise, may seem too far a stretch of imagination.   Isn’t it? And, have we not heard of terms such as value added auditing? Continue reading →

#60 – THINGS COULD GET RISKY! – MARK SCHMIT

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AAAWhat you need to know about the ISO 9001:2015 Revision

ISO 9001 has been the quality management standard, with more than 1 million businesses certified around the world, according to American Society for Quality.  ISO has had many revisions including, 1994, 2000 and 2008 versions, respectively.  But the 2015 revision has an added element to consider– RISK. Continue reading →