This guide is intended to help everyone in a service organization participate in creating and sustaining a foundation of integrity, meet requirements and customer expectations, and support robust processes, to the advantage of everyone in the organization and to each of its customers.
It provides a simplified explanation of the clauses of ISO 9001:2015, including: What's required Why to do it Implementation tips Questions to ask to assess conformity
Also included is a chapter that answers the question "Why do ISO 9001:2015?" and a chapter that summarizes the key differences with past editions of ISO 9001.
To assist the user in implementation of QMS processes, this guide also includes a chapter that describes 12 quality tools. For each tool, the authors describe (1) what it is, (2) where it's used, (3) how it's done, and (4) cautions to be considered when using the tool.
The contents of this book can help organizations save time in achieving compliance with the ISO 9001 requirements and also facilitate effective implementation. This has the potential to lower internal costs and to improve customer satisfaction.
