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What is ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) ?
QMS – ISO 9001 is wonderful management tool shaped up by International Organization for Standardization (ISO). QMS is a blend of policies, processes, documented procedures and records, when implemented in the organizations will boost up the internal discipline and helps anticipate customer needs, this shall drive the system and people to deliver the expected product and service . No matter how strong your product and services are there is always an opportunity to improve upon. Our consulting methodology is super unique and our consultants with 10 plus years of experience shall help business to realize the area to be improved and changing business needs to always stay on top.
ISO 9001 elements are
QMS is developed based on Deming cycle (PDCA). Major elements in QMS are Planning, Support Services , Monitoring process and Certifications process.
Planning: Management planning stages of the will define goals of the company including what services or products have to be delivered. Also, work on risk management, company should anticipate the challenges that might try to break the business. Risk management is part of QMS that will help company to run the risk analysis and document the risks and script down the Mitigation.
Support Services: This element shall help company to manage people, equipment and procedures to control the process and on how to document the same.
Monitoring process: QMS has a wonderful tool “Internal Audit “part of the structure. Tool is used to monitor the processes and people, Qualitcert shall train the internal team to perform the internal audit. Talk our masters on Onsite and Online ISO internal auditor trainings.
Certification: Post consulting, if the system is in compliance with the ISO requirements, our Auditing services shall bring in the qualified auditor to assess your system .once through with the assessment, a certificate is issued by the accredited registrar.
Common elements of ISO 14001 – Environmental management system
Planning: Environmental Management System kick starts t with identifying the branches that the business processes of the company interact with the environment, and then framing up the controls and procedures to ensure that impacts are controlled.
Support Services: This element shall help company to manage people, equipment and procedures to control the process and on how to document the same.
Monitoring process: EMS has a wonderful tool “Internal Audit “part of the structure. Tool is used to monitor the processes and people, Qualitcert shall train the internal team to perform the internal audit. Talk our masters on Onsite and Online ISO internal auditor trainings.
Little story about Oman
Sultanate of Oman is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Oman is the key road for trade between Asia and the Middle East. Its capital is Muscat, the country’s most developed city as well as the center of economic activities. Omani economy has been scaling up sharply over the last few decades .key economic elements are oil and gas, infrastructure , tourism and agriculture and fishery.
Government is encouraging Industrial development with a focus to lift up country’s development plans so as to reduce dependency on oil. Manufacturing industries have been growing through continuous encouragement by the government. The government also has taken initiative and allowed aspiring Omani entrepreneurs to start business in the area like Rusal, Asyut, Sohar and Nizwa. The infrastructure, Food, Manufacturing, IT and other industries contributes more than 20% to the GDP. Oil and gas sector contributes 80% to the GDP. Petroleum development Oman (PDO) is the leading exploration and production company, delivers the majority of the country’s crude oil production and natural gas, owned by government of Oman.
Manufacturing industries and other sectors have been growing through continuous encouragement by the government. New entrepreneurs started to believe in this fact that business can only grow with technology, skills and right standard implemented within the organization. Also customer satisfaction is the other super key ingredient for company’s growth. To stay on top always and attract more business it is even more important have a strong Quality management system – QMS ISO 9001.
Advantages of attracting ISO 9001
1. Attract Tender /Contract :
The primary reason to attract ISO 9001 in any location and by businesses is to maximize the business opportunity by attracting tenders/contracts.
2. Improvement of customer satisfaction
One of the key elements in this international standard is to improve customer satisfaction. By improving the satisfaction level customer retention is at higher side, such customers help directly or indirectly in generating more business.
3. Increase your credibility and image
By getting your business ISO certified, credibility and image of your brand runs up sharp in the international and domestic market. When a company is looking for supplier or service provider, it is often a requirement to have a clean system in order to consider.
4. Improvement of employee satisfaction
The staff is highly satisfied and pumped up once there are clean roles, responsibility and accountability, a well defined show of how the roles of the staff create a impact on quality and overall success. This international standard will help organization frame up a structure that helps staffs morale increase.
5. Increased business
Research has proven that ISO certified companies have shown improvements in the area of finance. The ISO certified image attracts more business in both domestic and international market.
6. Process Consistency
A well documented system helps in minimizing process related errors. Even a minor change in the process has to be documented and implemented in best possible pattern.
How to attract ISO Certification in Oman – Consultation Steps
1. Kick off Meeting
Kickoff is the first and key meeting with the process owners and Top Management. This meeting introduces the process owners of the team and drives to discuss on the ISO project plan, roles and responsibilities of the ISO consultant and process owners.
2. Awareness program
Awareness program is an interactive program designed to provide all the team members with the basic elements on what is ISO, standard and implementation items.
3. Gap Analysis
Gap analysis is a tool used to analyze the current performance and performance expected. The gap items are then escalated to the process owners and top management. Consultant will put forward a report on what steps should be taken to meet the performance expected.
4. Documentation Training
Documentation training is an interactive program designed to provide the process owners/document controller on how to frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) and records (Evidence).
The same will be explained using the standard template designed by the ISO consultant specifically for the organization and opted standard.
5. Documentation Review
Document review is a formal assessment performed to check how well the team has framed the standard operating procedure and records. If any gap is noticed during the review, consultant shall feed in the change items to process owners.
6. Internal Audit Training
Internal audit is a simple and effective tool available in the ISO to check on how strong the system/process is constructed .The consultant will deliver an interactive program on how to perform and who all will be performing the internal audit.
7. Internal Audit
A simple and effective tool available in ISO, performed to check on how strong the system / process is constructed. This activity is performed by the process owners with the help of ISO consultant. If any to be changed/improved items are picked during the audit, the items are pushed to Management for the corrective action.
8. Management Review Meeting
Internal Audit gap and to be improved items are discussed with top management and process owners to take effective action on the same.
9. Shade Audit
Consultant will perform a pre-assessment to check on if the system is in compliance with the Standard, Customer, legal and organization requirements. This is performed before the External Audit.
10. External Audit
Final assessment on the system is performed by a certified Auditor. ISO consultants in Oman will assist the team during the audit.
Documents required for ISO Registration Process in OMAN
When applying for an ISO Certification, will need to submit the following documents:
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Additional local legal document
- Sale Invoice
- Purchase order
Along with the above list, we need to furnish additional supporting documents and same can be developed during ISO Consultation – Mandatory procedures and post Audit – Audit report.
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