The quality management system as a business tool

Quality management system - this is one of the most highly effective business tools.For what it is used in the production process?Firstly, the QMS is an excellent testimony to the high quality of released goods, as well as allows to take the lead (leading) position in the market, is mandatory for exporters from Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as a number of local producers.

What is a quality management system?QMS - is a set of established industry standards throughout the supply chain, from manufacture to the moment of the immediate sale of goods on the market.

Quality Management System, implemented at production, should contain a separate service that is responsible for the quality of products, whose function includes the analysis of already working system of quality control management of internal audit in the enterprise, training and updating of action for the development and refinementindividual stages of the production cycle, including the establishment of accounting documentation.

important to note that quality management system is not compulsory by law and is carried out on a voluntary basis.But its main value lies in the fact that such a system, introduced on the production, allows for control of the production of quality products at all the intermediate stages of the production cycle.Product certification QMS is carried out in strict accordance with ISO 9000. Moreover, this certification is carried out in several successive stages and starts with the preparation.Preparing for the certification process starts with the evaluation of the audit.Parallel to this development is carried out official documents and procedures required under the reporting requirements of the applicable requirements of the standards ISO.

Quality Management System verified by independent certification bodies, which carry out first correspondence verification of compliance with the applicable requirements.Upon receiving a positive assessment on the basis of the conclusions of the representatives of certification bodies in the company carried out a final check of the system.Upon detection of individual abnormalities certification process temporarily stops and freezes until their elimination.The system of quality management is under the control of the inspection, which is conducted once a year.And it is not "dead", it must be constantly updated and improved.

What gives quality management system in general?QMS - a chance to see and identify weaknesses in the production cycle, improve the impact of the effective use of various resources to improve all stages of the production process, reduce production costs, improve product competitiveness.Certificate ISO 9000 can also be used for promotional purposes for the speedy promotion of goods on the market.There is only one thing!It can not be located on the product itself or its packaging.

Not every certificate of QMS is quoted in the international market.Only certificates of conformity issued by an international certification body, such as, for example, the Norwegian Det Veritas, Swiss SGS, or the German TUV-CERT.In the Russian Federation certification of companies engaged in the QMS VNIIS-CERT-SC, Interecoms, Military Register, Rostest and other centers that have the right to the company's proven in the general register of certification.Therefore, all international firms seeking this type of recognition and are constantly updating their methods of SMC products.