BSI (British Standards Institution) released last month a new standard on supplier qualification. It’s a must have, must read, and must use standard.
And, most importantly, it’s a PAS – Publicly Available Specification. Most importantly, it’s FREE. Continue reading
We are finding that almost every profession is being disrupted. What do we mean? Revolutionary change – not evolutionary or incremental improvement.
The UK Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) recently developed a new framework that may point to the future of quality and other professions. Continue reading
ISO 31000 risk management principles and guidelines are the preferred standard to use with ISO 9001:2015. ISO 31000 is ERM light. We advocate the use of ISO 31000 with ISO 9001:2015 for smaller organizations because it:
We have been conducting risk assessments in a number of sectors from homeland security to pension funds to parks and recreation departments. We have had hard lessons learned. These are some common mistakes we have made and seen:
General Motors (GM) in the United States recalled more than 2.6 million autos due to defective ignition switches. And unfortunately the defective switch was linked to accidents that may have killed at least 13 people according to the Wall Street Journal (‘GM Board Forms Operational Risk Committee, June 12, 2014). Continue reading