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ISO 9001-2000

The ISO 9000 & ISO 2000 Requirements And Your Organization's Documentation

What is ISO 9000?
A set of international standards for quality management and for quality assurance that has been adopted by around 100 countries worldwide. It applies to all types and sizes of organizations in most industries. There are other standards for certain specific industries.

The Standards require:

A standard language for documenting quality practices
A system to track and manage evidence that these practices are instituted throughout the organization.
A third party auditing model to review, certify, and maintain certification of the organization.

The 20 Elements of ISO 9000

1. Management responsibility	11. Inspection and measuring equipment
2. Quality system	12. Inspection status
3. Contract review	13. Non-conforming product
4. Design control	14. Corrective action
5. Document control	15. Handling, storage, packaging, delivery
6. Purchasing	16. Quality documents and records
7. Purchaser supplied products	17. Internal quality audits
8. Product identification and traceability	18. Training
9. Process control	19. Servicing
10. Inspection and test	20. Statistical techniques

The common thread through all of the elements is documentation!

How could it affect my business?
Why consider registering for it: Customers. Compliance has become a competitive advantage. And it brings operational efficiency, increased profitability, savings on administrative costs, and improvements in marketing and sales activity. And in corporation to corporation transactions, some companies require ISO certification.

What are some of its provisions?
The standards are designed to:
Establish consistent language and terminology
Provide baseline quality practices that are accepted internationally
Reduce the need for on-site supplier assessments

Why is documentation the most important part?
Documentation is at the core of ISO. “Say what you do, Do what you say. Write it down.”

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Temp Ramp-up Package
For the workers to be productive in the shortest time possible, the employer should have a package “on the shelf” to provide to the contract employees. We will create a customized package, which will guide you through the whole process, from preparing for the interviews, through the training process, to the final day check-off list.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Merging documentation systems along with merging companies is usually a daunting task. We provide turn-key integration services to combine dissimilar documentation systems.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Publicly held corporations must have documentation controls in place for internal financial information that affects the accuracy of corporate financial reports. We provide documentation processes and procedures tailored to your company's exact needs to meet the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

ISO 9001-2000
ISO requires specific documentation, processes, and procedures to meet and maintain the ISO certification requirements. We provide assistance for the analysis, development, and implementation services to help your company successes in its ISO certification.

Supply Chain
Many manufacturers use just-in-time delivery of raw materials, subassemblies, and modules. The real-time documentation reporting and tracking provides the information needed to monitor this process. We provide the analysis and implantation you need to make this system work efficiently.

Outsourcing
Whenever organizations establish information processing partnerships with outside teams, whether down the street or across oceans, it's the on-line documents that ensure a smooth and timely flow of information. We work with you to make sure that there is a timely and available flow of information.