Ethics, Auditing and Enron
Were quality auditors to blame for the Enron scandal? No. Do quality auditors face ethical dilemmas such as those faced by the Enron and Arthur Andersen employees? must decide whether or not to...
Should You Transition to ISO 9001:2000?
With the deadline little more than a year away, indications are that fewer than 20 percent of organizations whose business and quality objectives include compliance to the ISO 9000 standards have made the transition. Six ISO 9000 experts present their...
Seleccion y Mantenimiento de un Proveedor
Que tan lejos va depende de la asociación de costo, producción y riesgo
Las compañías en EE.UU. utilizan leyes gubernamentales y requisitos de contrato para seleccionar proveedores y controlar su funcionamiento. Para controlar los productos y servicios comprados, las compañías deben definir totalmente sus requisitos hacia los...
Column: Back to Basics: Supplier Selection and Maintenance
The extent you go to depends on the associated cost, production and risk
Las compañías en EE.UU. utilizan leyes gubernamentales y requisitos de contrato para seleccionar proveedores y controlar su funcionamiento. Para controlar los productos y servicios comprados, las compañías deben definir totalmente sus requisitos hacia los...
Beyond Compliance
Most quality auditors perform compliance audits to verify the implementation of written procedures. Compliance audits can be second party audits used to review the activities of suppliers, or they can be third party audits performed by independent...
The Standards Development Process
The U.S. Standards Group on QEDS develops and maintains standards in quality, the environment, dependability, and statistics. The Group works for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which has hired ASQ to be an administrator for most of...
Demystifying the ISO 9000/Q90 Series Standards
It is not difficult to understand the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 series standards or their United States counterparts, the American National Standards Institute/American Society of Quality Control (ANSI/ASQC) A90 series....
