ISO 9001 2008, ISO 9001 Standard
ISO 9001:2008 is the world’s foremost quality management standard, used by hundreds of thousands of companies in over 170 countries around the world.
This quality management standard provides a framework of specific requirements for a quality management system which can be applied to any organisation, regardless of type, size and product/service provided.
ISO 9001:2008 is fundamentally concerned with how a company meets customer requirements, enhances customer satisfaction and pursues continuous performance improvement. The requirements of the standard are set out in a number of clauses and are further broken down into sub clauses. A company who is aspiring to become ISO 9001:2008 certified must fulfil all of the requirements set out in each of the clauses. There are five clauses in the standard that specify activities that need to be considered when implementing your system. They are as follows:
- Overall requirements for the quality management system and documentation
- Management responsibility, focus, policy, planning and objectives
- Resource management and allocation
- Product realization and process management,
- Measurement, monitoring, analysis and improvement.
By fulfilling all of the requirements set out in the ISO 9001:2008 standard, the end result for your company will be twofold: Your Company will obtain the internationally recognised certification [certification will be provided by an independent certification body], and secondly your company will have processes in place to achieve customer satisfaction through consistent products and services which meet customer expectations.
Why implement ISO 9001:2008?
In today’s environment, more and more companies are realising the advantages, if the not the necessity of implementing the ISO 9001:2008 standard into their business.
Quality Assurance (ISO 9001 certification) is the pre-requisite for successful tendering (both public and private) and for ensuring continued customer satisfaction thereby securing your future business success.
ISO 9001:2008 certification not only bolsters your chances of winning public contracts but also will make bidding for contracts quicker, easier and cheaper. Certification automatically proves to the contracting authority that you meet certain quality assurance standards. This therefore removes the requirement for you to answer lengthy questionnaires about your business processes or compile realms of paperwork.
Other benefits include:
- Enhances professional image
- Improves business processes
- Improves client satisfaction
- Competitive advantage
- Consistent quality
- Increased employee satisfaction
- Focused leadership
- Involvement of people
- Continually improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your business performance
- Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
- Improved and transparent internal work practices
Tender Team offers a first class turnkey consultancy service that will enable your company to achieve certification on your first attempt and within 8-12 week. We have assisted over 50 companies to date and have a 100% success rate.
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