structures, responsibilities, procedures, process and resource for implementing quality management. Function of quality system • The system is well understood and effective. • The products or services actually do satisfy customer expectations. • The emphasis is placed on problem- prevention rather than dependence on detection, after occurrence. What is ISO • The international organization for standardization (ISO) was established in 1946 in Geneva, Switzerland,. • It is an association of national standard bodies of more than 150 countries. ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 • The ISO 9000 family is primarily concerned with “ QUALITY MANAGEMENT”. This means what the organization does to fulfill. • The customer quality requirements, • Applicable regulatory requirements, • Enhance customer satisfaction, • Achieve continual improvement. ISO 14000 • The ISO 9000 family is primarily concerned with “ ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT”. This means what the organization does to fulfill • Minimize harmful effects on the environmental caused by it activities , • Achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance. Need for ISO 9000 and other quality system
• Every organization is concerned with the
quality of its products or service. To assure the quality one has to ensure the quality. To ensure the quality it is necessary to make quality assurance system. Sound quality assurance system requires well define quality system standards. Quality and standardization are the two essential pre-requires organization to market its products and service in the competitive business environmental. Thus quality begins with standards. Also the ever-increasing pressure to provide better quality of products/service led to the development of quality standard Reasons for implementing a quality system that conforms to an ISO standard
• Improve employee involvements.
• Improved housekeeping. • Improved decision making based on facts and data. • Improved customer satisfaction. • Improved safe working. • Reduced customer complaints. • Reduced inspection efforts. • Reduced quality cost.