ISO 9001 (Quality Management System)

Overview

ISO 9001, established by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) as an international standard for quality management systems, is applied to all industries, and all products and all over the world. ISO 9001 certification is a guaranteed international system by a certification body officially approved by accredited body that the quality management system operated by a company is stipulated and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001 series standard.

ISO 9001 Necessity

Acquisition of ISO 9001 certification has become essential in the open international market for the following reasons.

1

Overcoming trade barriers due to differences in industrial standards between countries

2

Basic demands for trade activities over time

3

Increasing importance of quality by improving the level of consumers

4

Increasing importance of service quality due to intensifying competition in the market

ISO 9001:2015 Feature

In 2015, the 2015 edition of ISO 9001 was published applying the high level structure (HLS), a new paradigm of management system standards.

Composition of ISO 9001:2015 Requirements

Effectiveness of introducing ISO 9001:2015

1

Increasing sales and overcoming export barriers by enhancing corporate image.
In a globalized market, most clients require ISO certification as a premise of transaction.

2

Increase internal and external reliability of the company.
The work system has been reorganized, increasing public confidence, and raising the pride of employees.

3

The foundation for quality innovation and technology development.
Quality innovation without quality stability is meaningless.
Dataization and assetization of individual tips and information through thorough documentation and record management (accumulation of corporate tips)

4

Distinction between responsibility and authority.

5

It is possible to supply a systematic employee training program.

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Discovery and coordination of overlapping and omission tasks.

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Exclusion of duplicate test from individual clients.

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Optimal countermeasures for the product liability (PL) system.

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Reduce failure rate by maximizing preventive activities (reducing quality costs)