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Multicultural impact on your Quality and Safety management

The world is getting smaller, which means a more diverse company culture and multicultural organisation with multiple languages. Lots of companies work with people from different countries. Whether it is a trucker, a specialist engineer, or…

Nick Appel15/07/2019

Automation QHSE Management

How to use data to select the best improvement projects

Possibly one of the hardest things to do is make a selection of all the possible improvement projects that are possible for the company. Talks with quality and safety managers showed that this topic is pretty…

Nick Appel26/06/2019

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Data consistency in Quality Management

Data consistency might not have anything to do with quality management. However, because quality management is getting more and more data-driven it is becoming increasingly important. Consistent data allows for easier and better analysis, which leads…

Nick Appel20/06/2019

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Employee Competence in ISO 9001:2015 Clause 7.2

According to the standard, all staff that work under your organization's control are competent, and the evidence of this is documented accordingly. As with much of the ISO language, competence is left for each organization to…

Nick Appel13/06/2019

https://smartwerksusa.com/articles/business-objectives/

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How to set Great Quality Objectives

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

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Workshop: Time Pressure and the Effect on Quality & Safety

On Wednesday 22 May, we organized a workshop on time pressure and the effect on quality and safety. Time pressure can have a major impact on quality and safety, which can lead to serious accidents. In…

Nick Appel28/05/2019

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The Outputs of Design and Development Clause 8.3.5

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

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Bring your Quality & Safety inspections to the next level

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

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Change Management in Quality Management

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

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ERP is not your QMS

Yes, it might seem enticing, all your QMS information into your ERP. We can have all the information in one system, this will make it much easier for the employees. But is it really that simple?…

Nick Appel25/04/2019

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How to Build a Quality Driven Culture

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

Automation QHSE QMS

Key IT consideration When Selecting a New Quality Platform

Quality management is a key target for digital transformation, and while adoption of quality systems is growing, it's important to address IT concerns before you make your final decision. If you're considering to invest in a…

Nick Appel05/04/2019

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