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#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 →

#58 – RISK BASED THINKING IS JUST GOOD BUSINESS SENSE – T. DAN NELSON

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T. Dan NelsonRisk-based thinking (RBT) has been getting a lot of attention lately.  It’s a concept expected to be introduced as a requirement in the upcoming revision of ISO 9001 (due in late 2015).  Many in the ISO 9000 community are abuzz about what RBT is and what it means to a quality management system (QMS). Continue reading →

#57 – TIPS ON IMPROVING QUALITY AUDITING – T. DAN NELSON

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T. Dan NelsonISO 19011:2011 tells us that auditors are supposed to operate with “Integrity: the foundation of professionalism” (Principles of Auditing, 4 a).  Another principle of auditing, per ISO 19011 is “due professional care.”  Later on, in section 6, ISO 19011 also tells us that management system documentation is supposed to be reviewed during preparation for an audit. Continue reading →

#49 -PROCESS APPROACH IN C MAJOR – T. DAN NELSON

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T. Dan NelsonIn the movie ‘Sincerely Yours,’ Liberace is playing a live show when he solicits the audience for a request.  Arguably the greatest pianist on Earth, supremely capable of dazzling the crowd with a jaw-dropping rendition of even the most intricate, demanding piano arrangement, he asks the audience for a request with the confidence of a magician saying, “Pick a card, any card.” Continue reading →