ISO 9001 benefits and pitfalls: the path to successful certification

Autor:	M S Krause
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	Process management media_common.quotation_subject Biochemistry (medical) Clinical Biochemistry Certification Audit Quality management system Key (cryptography) media_common.cataloged_instance Quality (business) Business European union Quality of analytical results PATH (variable) media_common
Zdroj:	Clinical Chemistry. 42:1561-1565
ISSN:	1530-8561 0009-9147
Popis:	The lifeblood of a business is developing and commercializing new products with minimum cost and time and maximum quality. Implementation of a quality management system is often used to achieve these goals, and the ISO 9001 standard for a business quality system is rapidly becoming the model of choice. The existence of an ISO-compliant system is a key to meeting the forthcoming regulatory requirements in the European Union and the US Food and Drug Administrations's proposed good management practices. DuPont has demonstrated leadership in the achievement of ISO registration. I describe the path to these successful registrations along with key lessons from the experience. Elements of success are management commitment, adequate resources, education, communication, total organizational involvement, and auditing of system performance. For the system to flourish and provide benefits to the users, sufficient time must be allocated for the organization to change.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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