Benefits of ISO 9001

Any major change in a business' operations will create some additional load on a business, but much like an investment in software the long term results of implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) are well worth the effort.

Remember when people only used paper blueprints? Now all files are electronic. Implementing a QMS (like ISO 9000) is a similar situation - a little work up front, but after a short time you'll see the benefits in your organization.

 

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ISO 9000 ROI: What can you expect?

When ISO 9001 is implemented in an organization:

• Well defined and documented procedures improve the
  consistency of output
• Quality is constantly measured
• Procedures ensure corrective action is taken whenever
  defects occur
• Defect rates decrease
• Defects are caught earlier and are corrected at a lower cost
• Defining procedures identifies current practices that are obsolete or inefficient
• Documented procedures are easier for new employees to follow
• Organizations retain or increase market share, increasing sales or revenues

Top reasons given for registration:

• Internal operational efficiency
• Lower production costs because of fewer nonconforming products, less rework, lowered rejection rates, streamlined processes and fewer mistakes.
• Access to new markets
• Some markets require ISO 9001 Registration, some markets favor companies with ISO 9000 Registration
• Customer request
• Many organizations are asked by a customer to obtain registration as a requirement to continue or to start doing business with them.

 

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Despite your certification, if you don't follow the Eight Quality Management Principles (QMP's) your organization will not realize the benefits:

1. Management must be committed to quality with the same rigor as other corporate objectives. QMP 2
2. Your entire organization must be engaged as they would for safey or other goals. QMP 3
3. Execution comes from everyone, not just the Quality Department. QMP 1, QMP 5
4. Management must take ownership and cannot outsource this to a third party - they will now know the organization as well as your own team. QMP 4, QMP 3
5. You must audit and take corrective/preventive action for real improvement. QMP 6, QMP 7

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How will ISO 9001 reduce costs in my organization?

Reducing costs

Organizations are recognizing that an effective Quality Management System leads to reduced costs and greater operating margins. A well designed and implemented Quality Management System based on ISO 9001 has been shown to provide organizations with the following benefits:

Reduced costs, obtained through:

• Improved product reliability
• Better process control and flow
• Better documentation of processes,
• Greater employee quality awareness
• Reductions in product scrap, rewords and rejections

When ISO 9001 is implemented in an organization:

• Well defined and documented procedures improve the consistency of output
• Quality is constantly measured
• Procedures ensure corrective action is taken whenever defects occur
• Defect rates decrease
• Defects are caught earlier and are corrected at a lower cost
• Defining procedures identifies current practices that are obsolete or inefficient
• Documented procedures are easier for new employees to follow
• Organizations retain or increase market share, increasing sales or revenues

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