For the common good, I am laying out to you some information on how not to fail using the Core Compliance Platform. The Core Compliance Platform is a product of Core Business Solutions, and is a “canned” ISO9001 quality system and work flow that a lot of people are using. They actually have a variety […]
I was posed with a question the other day: how to address Configuration Management in AS9120? In essence, the client was having a customer self-audit and wanted some suggestions as to how to answer the following question: Describe how your firm manages parts obsolescence and manages configuration changes. So since I have some AS9120 exposure, […]
Auditor, like Audio and Auditorium, is derived from the Latin word meaning “shut up and listen.” But, because of who they are, sometimes auditors do the opposite of this, and it causes a lot of problems.
In addition to my various auditing jobs, I also “get audited” once a year. I have far from a perfect record in this regard, but when I get a CAR (Corrective Action Request) I use it as a learning experience. This particular case is interesting in that it illustrates best practices, or lack of, with […]
The ISO standard does require you to “establish and maintain” an internal audit program. An added benefit to doing so is to help establish “controlled conditions” in the operation of your processes. The people that do the best job of the ISO stuff are the people that have the most effective audit program. So here […]
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