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| January 2009: Best Practices for Successful Document Control |
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Software or a home grown system? Your choice will depend on your document management needs, your industry and company requirements, the need to integrate with current applications, and what you are willing to pay...READ MORE |
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| February 2009: Newest Version of Aerospace AS9 100C Published |
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The Aerospace Standard, AS9100, Revision C, is available for purchase now at the SAE International Website. This revision includes the requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 standard published last October. One major inclusion to the revision is the use, importance and emphasis of risk...READ MORE |
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| March 2009: Summary of Significant Changes to AS9100C |
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Our last issue informed our readers about the revised Aerospace QMS Standard, AS9100C:2009. We have been asked to identify the major changes to the standard.READ MORE
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| April 2009: Information Security |
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Security matters have become an integral part of daily life, and organizations need to ensure that they are adequately secured. Businesses risk losing over $1 trillion from loss or theft of data and other cybercrime, according to a recent study by security technology firm McAfee. They found that malware increased by 400 percent last year.READ MORE |
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| May 2009: Improving Your Management System Profitability |
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The updated introduction and support package for ISO 9001 is available online for free download. While the introduction and support package documents are official ISO TC 176 documents, they are much less formal and easier to update than guidance standards or technical reports. READ MORE |
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| June 2009: Problem Solving Behaviors |
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The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) published a recent article titled "Problem Solving Behaviors for Customers and Suppliers." The article identifies for an organization to be effective in problem solving, different behaviors and responsibilities are required by customers and suppliers. READ MORE |
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| July 2009: Essential Audit Questions |
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All experienced auditors have their own favorite questions to ask when auditing. Some auditors struggle with what are the most important audit questions to ask, "including are my favorite questions providing the right objective evidence?"READ MORE
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| August 2009: Essential Audit Questions |
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Despite the fact that accreditation and certification denote different concepts, they are often used synonymously. In reality, however, the terms are vastly different, describing the end result of entirely different processes states Roger Muse, Director of Sales and Marketing for the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board. READ MORE
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| September 2009: Major Changes to New ISO 9004:2009 Standard |
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The latest draft of ISO 9004:2009 has received broad approval and the final draft of this International Standard (FDIS) is due to be released before the end of 2009. READ MORE
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| October 2009: Aerospace Standard Improves Safety |
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Aviation safety is a very critical issue. For millions of people to fly safely every day around the world, a very large and complex network of business and regulatory agencies have to operate flawlessly, delivering defect- free, on-time parts and hardware to all corners of the globe. READ MORE
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| November 2009: Auditors Can Apply Journalistic Techniques |
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In the October 2009 issue of Quality Progress Magazine you will find an excellent article written by Natalia Scriabina, and team titled " Ask, and Ye Shall Receive -Auditors can take a page from journalists to get the answers they need." READ MORE
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| December 2009: New Edition of ISO 9004 - Path to Sustained Success |
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The just-published new edition of ISO 9004 provides organizations with a model for sustained success in today's complex, demanding, and ever-changing environment. READ MORE |
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