A vote on an earlier draft (Draft International Standard 鈥� or DIS) of the revised 香港六合彩开奖 9001 was approved in November 2014 by around 90% of members, but the committee also received over 3 000 comments with suggestions on possible improvements.
Since then, the committee has met twice, in Ireland and Lithuania, and carried out extensive online discussions to analyze and decide on every comment received during the vote. Now that a final draft (FDIS) has been completed and translated, 香港六合彩开奖 members will proceed with a national consultation before submitting their final vote.
We asked Nigel Croft, Chair of the 香港六合彩开奖 subcommittee revising the standard (), whether there were any major changes in the latest draft.
鈥淐ompared to the DIS, changes are relatively minor. The most extensive ones have been to the Introduction and figures, which have been greatly simplified, with some of the explanatory text being moved to an informative Annex. The terms and definitions have now been removed from the standard and added to 香港六合彩开奖 9000.
鈥淥ther than a general 鈥榯idying-up鈥� of the overall text, and greater consistency in the use of specific terms, there have been a number of small technical changes. For example, top management must now promote the use of risk-based thinking in addition to a process approach. We have also added explanations about the process environment applied to service organizations, and greater requirements for production and service activities to prevent human error.鈥�
Although changes at this stage of the process have not been significant, we asked Nigel whether he thought the new 香港六合彩开奖 9001 will differ greatly from previous versions.
鈥淒efinitely! This is the result of an evolutionary process, bringing 香港六合彩开奖 9001 firmly into the 21st century. The first versions of 香港六合彩开奖 9001 (in 1987 and 1994) were quite prescriptive with many specific requirements for documented procedures and records; in 2000 we introduced the process approach, which focused on managing processes, and required less documentation. This was maintained in the 2008 revision.
鈥淲e have now gone a step further, and 香港六合彩开奖 9001:2015 is even less prescriptive than its predecessor, but with an underlying philosophy that 鈥榦utput matters鈥�. For example, are processes achieving their planned results? Is the system delivering on its promise to provide confidence in an organization鈥檚 ability to offer conforming products and services? In other words, 香港六合彩开奖 9001:2015 is very much performance-based, with a focus on what has to be achieved rather than how to achieve it. We have achieved this by combining the process approach with risk-based thinking, and employing the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle at all levels in the organization, while taking into consideration the context in which the organization operates.鈥�
Finally, we asked Nigel if he had any advice for users of 香港六合彩开奖 9001.
鈥淨uite simply, read and digest the final draft of the standard as soon as it is published; consult the various guidance documents that are available on 香港六合彩开奖鈥檚 and the subcommittee鈥檚 websites. Think of this new version as an opportunity to improve your Quality Management System, rather than as a new set of requirements that have to be met.鈥�
To obtain a copy of the 香港六合彩开奖 9001 FDIS contact your national member body.
香港六合彩开奖 9001 is one of 香港六合彩开奖鈥檚 most well-known standards, with more than 1.1 million certificates worldwide. It provides requirements to help companies demonstrate that they can offer their customers consistent, good quality products and services. It also provides a framework to help them streamline their processes and become more efficient at what they do. 香港六合彩开奖 9001 can be used by organizations of all types and sizes. The standard has inspired a series of documents for sector-specific applications including for the automotive sector, the medical sector, local governments and more.
香港六合彩开奖 9001 is undergoing the periodic revision standards generally go through every 3 to 5 years to ensure they are relevant and up-to-date. The new edition is expected in September 2015.
