Quality objectives are measurable goals and the base of long-term quality improvement planning. After setting a target, simply hoping that changes occur to achieve the goal is not an effective way to improve a QMS. You…
Nick Appel06/06/2019
In the previous post we touched upon the inputs for the Design and Development Clause of the ISO 9001 standard. The outputs are closely related to the inputs of course, but they have some twists to…
Nick Appel21/05/2019
Clause 8.3 Design and Development is regularly misunderstood—not just by Quality Managers but by Auditors as well. It is one of the toughest and most confusing clauses and we find a lot of questions regarding clause…
Nick Appel14/05/2019
Filling out paper forms is very time-consuming. No one enjoys it, especially when it means a lot of extra work after forms are filled in. Usually the forms have to be checked and re-entered to the…
Nick Appel07/05/2019
The continuous improvement plans created have to be implemented properly to really add value. Coming up with the plan or idea is the easy part. Making sure the plan is fully implemented and supported by the…
Nick Appel01/05/2019
Sadly, at any given time, approximately 1 in 5 workers is likely to be experiencing a mental health condition such as depression or anxiety. This is estimated to cost the global economy $16 trillion by 2030.…
Nick Appel19/04/2019
We have talked quite extensively about the importance of a good safety culture. It is essential to keep people safe at work and make sure everybody goes home healthy at the end of the day. However,…
Nick Appel12/04/2019
Boeing is facing big challenges these days. You bring a new product to the market and suddenly this seems to be the cause of several flight accidents. Since then, all the airplanes are grounded and the…
Nick Appel29/03/2019
As discussed in one of our previous blog posts on process mapping, the handover from one process to another is a critical point where many difficulties arise. When both processes are done by the same person,…
Nick Appel12/02/2019
Innovative audit method The Brown Paper Audit is an innovative internal audit method, where people who work together in a certain high level process are invited to map out the process and underlying procedures together. During…
Nick Appel30/01/2019
Every company has their own way of working, and are either implicit or explicit in documented processes. These processes are followed by almost anybody in the company. In order to find efficiencies in processes or during…
Nick Appel16/01/2019
