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

#164 – ISO 9001:2015 STANDARD SHOULD BE AMENDED – MILT DENTCH

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Milt-150x147Introduction:

I have been an RABQSA (Exemplar Global) lead auditor for twenty years. My auditing experience includes conducting over 500 audits for worldwide organizations and providing dozens of Internal Auditor training classes. I am currently assisting several companies in upgrading to the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system (QMS) requirements. While the previous ISO 9001 revisions had their share of interpretation issues, the latest revision, ISO 9001:2015, has many issues which are hampering the transition to the new standard in my opinion. Continue reading →

#164 – AUDITOR ETIQUETTE: MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION – J.P. RUSSELL

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Russell-PIC7AAn audit system manager recently told me that it was relatively easy to identify quality auditors who had good technical skills for collecting and evaluating data. What was really hard was to find auditors with good people skills (perhaps auditors need to go to charm school). Even though an auditor is not trying to win a popularity contest, the impressions that the auditor makes with auditee management, interviewees, and escorts can influence the audit and its effectiveness.

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#163 – #2 BEST JOB – RISK MANAGER – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins“One Thing is Certain: 2017 Will Be the Year of Uncertainty for CEO’s’”

Shouted a recent Wall Street Journal article.[1]

Why?

Let’s look at the reasons at why we live in VUCA time (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity).

  • President Trump is disrupting business rules and business models.
  • Technological change is increasing.
  • Mass immigration is resulting in political divisions.
  • Climate change is real and increasing.
  • Globalization benefits are unclear due to job and work transference.

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#162 – TRUMP DISRUPTS BUSINESS MODELS – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg HutchinsYou’re a company that has been outsourcing for the last 10 years.  This makes good business sense, since you can’t find local or domestic sources that can make products or provide the services you need.  Also, the savings of outsourcing can be substantial so this increases your revenue and is good for your shareholders.

Then, you get tweeted: President Trump calls your company out as being UnAmerican for outsourcing jobs. Continue reading →

#160 – OFFSHORING RULES HAVE CHANGED – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg HutchinsOne article title this week screamed: “Trump Put Companies on Notice: Outsource At Your Own Peril.[1]

President Elect Trump had his first news conference this week and a reporter asked a question of US companies continued sourcing.  His response was:

“when you want to move your plant to Mexico or some other place … you’re going to pay a big border tax.”

Ouch.  We have heard the tax may be 10% to 35%. Continue reading →