Quality management system as a business tool

The quality management system is one of the most highly effective business tools. What is it used for in the production process? Firstly, the QMS serves as an excellent testimony to the high quality of the product released, and also allows it to take the leading (leading) positions in the market, it is mandatory for exporters from Russia and Eastern European countries, as well as for a number of local producers.

What is a quality management system? QMS is a whole set of established production standards throughout the entire process chain from manufacturing and until the immediate sale of the product on the market.

The quality management system introduced at the production site must contain a separate service responsible for product quality, which includes the analysis of the already functioning quality control system, the conduct of internal audit at the enterprise, the training of personnel and the adjustment of actions for the development and finalization of individual stages of the production cycle , Including the creation of reporting documentation.

It is important to note that Quality Management System It is not legally compulsory, but is carried out on a voluntary basis. But its main value lies in the fact that such a system, introduced in production, allows to control the release of quality products at all intermediate stages of the production cycle. Certification of products for QMS is carried out in strict accordance with ISO 9000. Moreover, this certification is carried out in several successive stages and begins from the moment of preparation. Preparation for the certification process starts with an evaluation audit. In parallel with this, official documents, methodologies and required reporting are developed in accordance with the requirements for current ISO standards.

Quality Management System Is checked by independent certificating bodies which conduct first of all correspondence check of conformity to the acting requirements. If a positive evaluation is received based on the conclusions of the representatives of the certification bodies at the enterprise, the system is finally checked. If there are any deviations from the norm, the certification process is temporarily stopped and frozen until they are eliminated. After that, the quality management system is under inspection control, which is held once a year. And it is not "dead", it must be constantly updated and improved.

What does the quality management system provide? generally? QMS is an opportunity to see and identify weaknesses in the production cycle, increase the return on the effective use of certain resources, improve all stages of the production process, reduce production costs, increase the competitiveness of products. The ISO 9000 certificate can also be used for advertising purposes for the speedy promotion of goods on the market. There is only one but! It can not be located on the product itself or its packaging.

Not every certificate of QMS is quoted on the international market. Only certificates of compliance issued by an authoritative international certification body, such as the Norwegian Det Veritas, the Swiss SGS, or the German TUV-CERT. In the Russian Federation, VNIIS-SERT-SK, INTEREKOMS, the Military Register, Rostest and other centers that have the right to bring the audited companies to the general certification register are engaged in certification of enterprises in the QMS. Therefore, all international firms strive to obtain this kind of recognition and constantly update the QMS methods of their products.