Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are a very important part of a (integrated) management system. They can show how good or bad the management system is functioning. However, we see a lot of KPIs defined and monitored…
Nick Appel24/01/2018
Top Management Audits There are two common types of Quality Management System audits. Theres the companys 1st party audit where the organisation audits itself. This type of audit is more commonly known as an Internal Audit.…
Nick Appel12/12/2017
The selection and management of suppliers is an important part of maintaining quality of the product or service you provide. No single company is able to deliver their service or product without suppliers. A company cannot…
Nick Appel22/11/2017
How to Include Risk Management into Your CAPA? Even though the preventive action is no longer part of the terminology of the ISO 9001:2015 standard, A lot of people still use the phrase CAPA (corrective and…
Nick Appel16/11/2017
Do you know ten features that can be used to assess the culture within your organization? Risk management has become an important part of the new ISO 9001-2015 standard. Therefore, I would like to pay attention…
Nick Appel05/10/2017
A quality management system for good and socially responsible business. With the increasing pressure on efficiency and costs, we see the attention of quality management evaporate. As if it were a luxury, those organizations could hardly…
Nick Appel14/09/2017
An organization cannot exist without taking any risks. The question is, how to manage those risks to improve predictability and reduce the level of risk? Can you handle risk management. Don’t make risk management an expensive…
Nick Appel05/09/2017
Risk analysis has become a vital exercise for a lot of international standards. A large majority of certified companies are required to have a risk assessment methodology and should be aware of the risks within their company…
Nick Appel12/07/2017
The world is becoming more and more advanced with each passing day. When it comes to the manufacturing industry, we are always looking for ways to make things better and safer. We want what we buy…
Nick Appel05/07/2017
Yes I know, ideally your company should be ready for an external audit every day of the year. However, most of the time, you will need at least a couple of weeks to gather all the…
Nick Appel24/04/2017
Many quality managers are having a hard time getting support from management. The yearly management review is an opportunity to get the opinion of higher management when it comes to the management system. In that respect, it can…
Nick Appel02/12/2016
