Bullock Quality Tactics, LLC today announced the creation of its new blog on WrodPress.com.
The site will complement the newly released QualityBestPractices.com website, which is used for promoting best practices related to quality management systems for small to midsized manufacturers primarily in the Cleveland Ohio area.
The company, Bullock Quality Tactics, LLC was founded by Rob Bullock in 2007. It performs outsourcing of quality management functions to small to midsized manufacturers.
The IATF has released its latest edition of the Rules for Achieving Recognition 3rd Edition for ISO/TS16949:2002. The official release of the publication is October1, 2008 with implementation to be effective by January 1, 2009. However as of today 10/25/2008 the document could not be purchased through the official channels at the AIAG in English.
IATF Oversight Communique regarding TS Rules 3rd Edition
As soon as I recieve my copy I’ll do a review and summarize the ramifications for TS registered organizations. - Stay tuned.
ISO 9001 is about to get a revision.
Like all of ISO’s more than 17,000 standards, ISO 9001 is periodically reviewed to ensure that it is maintained at the state of the art. ISO 9001:2008, which is due to be published before the end of the year, will replace the year 2000 version of the standard.
How will the transition from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008 be handled?
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IAF (International Accreditation Forum) have agreed an implementation plan to ensure a smooth migration of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008, after consultation with international groupings representing quality system or auditor certification bodies,
and industry users of ISO 9001 certification services.
The agreed implementation plan in relation to accredited certification is therefore the following: Accredited certification to the ISO 9001:2008 shall not be granted until the publication of ISO 9001:2008 as an International Standard. Certification of conformity to ISO 9001:2008 and/or national equivalents shall only be issued after official publication of ISO 9001:2008 (which should take place before the end of 2008) and after a routine surveillance or recertification audit against ISO 9001:2008. One year after publication of ISO 9001:2008 all accredited certifications issued (new certifications or recertifications) shall be to ISO 9001:2008. Twenty four months after publication by ISO of ISO 9001:2008, any existing certification issued to ISO 9001:2000 shall not be valid.
ISO 9001:2008 does not contain any new requirements!
They have recognized that ISO 9001:2008 introduces no new requirements. ISO 9001:2008 only introduces clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 based on eight years of experience of implementing the standard world wide with about one million certificates issued in 170 countries to date. It also introduces changes intended to improve consistency with ISO14001:2004
There may be no new requirements, so what will change?
ISO technical committee ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance, which is responsible for the ISO 9000 family of standards, is preparing a number of support documents explaining the differences between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2000 and why and what they mean for users. Once approved, these documents will be posted on the ISO Web site, probably in late 2008.
The “Process Approach” will be fully enforced!
Because the “process approach” was new to quality management systems in ISO 9001:2000, and was so different than the previous procedural and element or clause based approach prevalent in industry prior to 2000, many organizations have flawed implementations of the process approach. Now with many years of experience with the process approach, and diligent oversight by ANAB and other accreditation bodies, the process approach is more fully and consistently understood the registrars and their auditors. There are still some legacy implementations of the process approach which do not completely and effectively implement what is now considered basic essentials of a quality management system. In my opinion registrars and their auditors will use the transition to ISO 9001:2000 to enforce these basics of the process approach on all organizations that are registered.
Posted in ISO 9001, QMS News, Uncategorized
Tagged Add new tag, ISO 9001, Process Approach, QMS News
This is an interview with a manager of a health care organization that has adapted many quality tools and best practices to its own industry, resulting in over 25% cost savings. The interview covers the current political debate about health care reform, but is also a great example of how using basic quality tools can have significant impact on cost of delivering service, and improvement in product delivery. The manager discusses thier use of several basic quality tools and best practices including: Toyota Production System (TPS), Value Stream Mapping, tracking cost of quality, and continual improvement programs.
Posted in Cost of Quality, Examples, TPS, Value Stream Mapping
IATF announces launch of Global Oversight website in Communiqué # 2008-003 effective June 1st 2008. IATF has opened from June 1st 2008 an IATF Global Oversight website (www.iatfglobaloversight.org) as the global point of reference for the ISO/TS16949:2002 scheme.
Posted in IATF, IATF Communique
The IATF – CB Webex Meeting was held on July 12, 2009. The slide presentation used and a link to the webex recording are attached below.
Key topics included:
Listen to the Webex Audio, follow along with the CB_WebEx_13_July_2009_-_participant_version.
Posted in IATF
The NSF-ISR Technical newsletter for August 2009 includes:
Posted in EMS Resources, NSF-ISR
CompTech went through their stage 1 audit for ISO 9001:2008 registration and received a recommendation to proceed to stage 2 registration. The stage 2 registration audit is scheduled for late July 2009. CompTech is using Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.
The new quality management system at CompTech has helped the organization implement measurable continuous improvement, while improving customer satisfaction.
Posted in Clients
Bullock Quality Tactics, LLC today announced the creation of its new blog on WrodPress.com.
The site will complement the newly released QualityBestPractices.com website, which is used for promoting best practices related to quality management systems for small to midsized manufacturers primarily in the Cleveland Ohio area.
The company, Bullock Quality Tactics, LLC was founded by Rob Bullock in 2007. It performs outsourcing of quality management functions to small to midsized manufacturers.
- For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
- For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
- For want of a horse the rider was lost.
- For want of a rider the battle was lost.
- For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
- And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
- George Herbert (1651)
Posted in Why Quality Matters
Perry Johnson Registrars announces its policy for transitioning from ISO/TS 16949:2002 to ISO/TS 16949:2009.
Changes_in_IATF_text_between_ISO_TS_2002_and_2009_versions_-_30_June_09
Posted in ISO/TS 16949: 2009
NSF-ISR has updated its policy on transition to ISO/TS 16949:2009.
Posted in ISO/TS 16949: 2009, NSF-ISR
The IATF has announced the release of ISO/TS 16949:2009 in Communiqué # 2009-010 effective 15th June 2009. Translated versions will be released as they become available.
The ISO/TS16949:2009 Transition process was detailed within CB Communiqué 2008-006.
Posted in IATF Communique, ISO/TS 16949: 2009
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