Every 5 years, ISO 9001 undergoes a review process to decide if it is still valid or needs updating. This ensures that the standard remains globally relevant and continues to meet the needs of its users. In the summer of 2021, the subcommittee responsible for the standard determined that the latest version of ISO 9001 […]
The automobile sector welcomed the new FMEA Handbook OEM deployment plan in 2019, just before the pandemic was declared. To know what the plan is, how it’s likely to affect the automotive industry going forward, and why this was such an important announcement, read on. The ISO Edge was closely monitoring developments on this […]
IATF 16949 is one of the most important documents there are when it comes to the automotive industry. By laying out the standards that specify how to develop a quality management system that provides for continual improvement (as well as the reduction of waste, variation, and defect prevention in the automotive industry supply chain), a […]
ISO 9001 is an international standard that dictates the specific requirements that must be followed by any given company’s quality management system. As a voluntary standard that can be requested by marketplaces or customers, it lays out how companies could be structuring their own systems, as well as providing a way for organizations to show […]
ISO 9001 is a document that lays out the standards to which quality management systems could adhere to, in order to both comply with regulations and also as a way to ensure that customers of the business in question can rely on the quality of the products or services they’re getting. Quality management systems are […]
If you work in the construction or automotive industries, odds are you already have a degree of familiarity with ISO 9001 and other similar documentation. These standards lay out exactly what’s required when it comes to the quality management systems any given organization is implementing. Created as a way to ensure that companies are able […]
In today’s growing automotive industry, automotive consultants have a larger role to play than ever, when you consider that the technological advances have been proceeding at such a pace that it simply isn’t possible for most companies to keep pace with all of the changes that are happening. In that situation, they need to take […]
Becoming ISO Certified Becoming ISO certified is an investment of will, time and money. To do it right requires the buy-in of senior management and the organization as a whole. The process for ISO Certification can take as little as 6 months or up to 18 months depending on the resources allocated . The […]