The implementation of management systems in accordance with standards like ISO 9001:2008 (1,2) in the clinical laboratories has conferred and added value of reliability and therefore a very significant input to patient safety. As we know the ISO 9001:2008 (1) a certification standard, and ISO 15189:2012 (2) an accreditation standard, both, at the time have generated institutional memory where t...

The aim of our study is to review the published literature on establishment and implementation of ISO 9001 QMS in European hospitals, to study the availability of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) quality management systems (QMS) in Bulgarian hospitals and to outline the main advantages of ISO implementation in the hospitals in Bulgaria. The information on availability of ISO...

ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) are quality management technologies, which can be applied to the software industry. This paper adopts these two management technologies to improve software process quality. ISO 9001 stresses the importance of building a QMS complying with the ISO guidelines of documation. CMMI stresses the importance of bu...

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2000) in gas processing plants of National Iranian Gas Company using balanced scorecard approach. More specifically, we chose the balanced scorecard framework to examine five well-known gas processing plants in National Iranian Gas Company from four different perspectives in order...

Purpose – This study aims to explore the barriers to implementation of ISO 9000 in China, and to identify how these barriers can be overcome. Design/methodology/approach – Using a structural questionnaire survey, this paper examines the main barriers for enterprises in effective implementation of the ISO 9001 standard. Findings – This paper highlights the problems in implementing the standard, ...

The purpose of this research study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ISO 9001 Certified Contracting organizations at United Arab Emirates and identify the potential reasons behind the failure of ISO 9001 certified organizations.For conducting this study, an in-depth literature review was made. A pilot survey was organized to capture the perceptions of these contracting organizations. The pil...

the purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation quality management system (iso 9001:2000) in gas processing plants of national iranian gas company using balanced scorecard approach. more specifically, we chose the balanced scorecard framework to examine five well-known gas processing plants in national iranian gas company from four different perspectives in order...

The ISQua Position Paper on traditional accreditation systems and the ISO philosophy [1] may be the basis for further development of accreditation and certification of quality management systems in health care. In Switzerland a group of the National Alliance for Quality in Health Care evaluated the possibility of the adaptation of ISO-9001 for institutions of health care. The modified and furth...

The revised ISO 9001 will require companies to fundamentally restructure their existing quality management system and to adapt it to the processes taking place in the individual company. In this context, it is of utmost importance not only to identify current weak points but also to retain the positive effects of the present Quality Management System. Based on the results of an empirical survey...

In this paper we discuss how to reconcile agile development’s focus on speed and lean development with ISO 9001’s need for documentation, traceability and control. We see no need to change neither ISO 9001 nor the agile concept. Instead, we see a need to be flexible when using terms such as planning and evidence of conformance. It is true that we can include everything in agile development by m...