ISO 9001 Certification for Ensuring the Quality of Products and Service

1. ISO 9001 Certification for Ensuring the Quality of Products and Service ISO 9001 belongs to the family of ISO 9000 of the Quality Management System (QMS). It was first published in the year 1987 by International Organization for standardization. Based on the series of BS 5750 standards from BSI that was proposed to ISO in the year 1979. As per the statistics, nearly a billion companies are now ISO 9001 certified. There are several factors attributed to the global adoption of this standard. Base on specific contractual situations standard requirements could be tailored depending on the product complexity, and business type which includes design responsibility, manufacture, distribution, and servicing, etc. and risk to the producer. Implementation of this standard can be done based on internal resources and external resources. External resources have more benefit then Internal resources in terms of auditing, consulting in terms of implementation, covering risks, payback and statistics effectiveness. It also provides guidance and tools to the Organizations that want consistent maintaining and improvement in the quality of products and services. Regardless of any size and nature of the Business, any organization can have this certificate. The basic feature of this standard is more customer-based which includes continual improvement in the process. To make it success top management implications and motivation if required. To meet the end customer need this standard will enhance the ability of the Organization at large, so that they systematically plan and execute in the production areas, focus on development and services. Implementation of QMS ensures that the quality has been managed in all the functional areas of the business. Several studies have identified that the Organization that adopted this standard will have significant financial benefits also enhance the financial performance of the company. ISO 9000 series based on some quality management principles such as it is customer focus, leadership skills, people engagement, process approach, Skill Improvement, Decision making based on evidence, relationship management. ISO 9001 Certification is the only standard in the family of ISO 9000 series that requires certification. The experienced consultant's team would help the Organization to apply the standard as per specific business activities. Which applies to all types of business activities. Before applying to respective business it fills up the gap between what’s missing in existing business practices and controlling requirements related to standard. The internal audit process is recommended to the organizations to check how their quality system is working. To improve the overall performance of an organization for sustainable development it is a strategic decision for an organization. Some of the listed benefits of implementing this standard in the Organization are as follows: To meet the customer requirements it provides consistent and improved products and services. To enhance customer satisfaction it provides opportunities. All risks associated with the Organization will be addressed. All Specific requirement for quality management system it demonstrates the conformity. Based on PDCA it follows a process-based approach that enables an organization to plan its process more systematically. This process is adequately managed and controlled. Quality management should not deviate from the planned results approach. This is a company based

2. certificate not an Individual-based. Any manufacturing unit, service providers, consultancy, restaurants or any government entity can issue this certificate.