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Quality Management Principles: Part 2
Published by Keith Flight on 19/07/2010
The quality management system standards of ISO 9000:2008 series are based on eight quality management principles. These principles can be used by senior management as a framework to guide their organizations towards improved performance.
This is the second of eight articles which provide a general perspective on these quality management principles , each giving an overview of one of these principles and showing how they can be applied to form a basis for performance improvement and organizational excellence.
Quality Management Principles: Part 1
Published by Keith Flight on 12/07/2010
The quality management system standards of ISO 9000:2008 series are based on eight quality management principles. These principles can be used by senior management as a framework to guide their organizations towards improved performance.
This is the first of eight articles which provide a general perspective on these quality management principles , each giving an overview of one of these principles and showing how they can be applied to form a basis for performance improvement and organizational excellence.
Toyoda Shrinks World's Biggest Carmaker for Quality Control
Published by Keith Flight on 09/02/2010
Akio Toyoda, who took over Toyota Motor Corp. less than a year ago, is shrinking the world's largest carmaker to regain control over quality as record recalls give General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. an opportunity to win back customers.
Toyota's decision to stop U.S. production and sales of eight models to fix defective accelerator pedals may cost the company as much as 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in operating profit a month, according to Koji Endo, managing director of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo. The models accounted for about 1 million deliveries last year, more than half of Toyota's 1.5 million vehicle sales edge over Volkswagen AG.
Read more at Business Week
Do you comply with the legislation governing air conditioning?
Published by Keith Flight on 18/01/2010
It is now a legal requirement that air conditioning systems containing more than 3KG of ozone-depleting substances are tested for leaks at least annually, and more frequently for larger systems.
If your stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning system, of any type, contains 30kg or more of ODS you must test for leaks at least once every six months.
If your stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment contains 300kg or more of ODS you must test for leaks at least once every three months.
If you find a leak you must repair it within 14 days. You must re-check your system for leaks within one month of repairing a leak.
Toyoda Shrinks World's Biggest Carmaker for Quality Control
Published by Keith Flight on 09/02/2010
Akio Toyoda, who took over Toyota Motor Corp. less than a year ago, is shrinking the world's largest carmaker to regain control over quality as record recalls give General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. an opportunity to win back customers.
Toyota's decision to stop U.S. production and sales of eight models to fix defective accelerator pedals may cost the company as much as 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in operating profit a month, according to Koji Endo, managing director of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo. The models accounted for about 1 million deliveries last year, more than half of Toyota's 1.5 million vehicle sales edge over Volkswagen AG.
Read more at Business Week
Do you comply with the legislation governing air conditioning?
Published by Keith Flight on 18/01/2010
It is now a legal requirement that air conditioning systems containing more than 3KG of ozone-depleting substances are tested for leaks at least annually, and more frequently for larger systems.
If your stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning system, of any type, contains 30kg or more of ODS you must test for leaks at least once every six months.
If your stationary refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment contains 300kg or more of ODS you must test for leaks at least once every three months.
If you find a leak you must repair it within 14 days. You must re-check your system for leaks within one month of repairing a leak.
New Website Launched
Published by Keith Flight on 18/01/2010
The Quality Team launches their new website. In pursuit of our goal of providing the best source of information relating to quality and other standards subjects, The Quality Team have redesigned their website and are re-launching it today together with Twitter and Facebook presences. This follows a successful year in which we have built relationships with many new clients, and helped them both gain and retain certification and also use their management systems to drive real improvement through their businesses.
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