For Manufacturers in North America, Competition is no longer price or capacity driven but it depends on the organizations capability of providing consistent product at the required time. To gain customer trust there is no other better way than delivering quality product or service at the required time. Organizations that prosper in long term is due to its strength in the Quality Management System (QMS).
At Kadmar Consultants, we work with manufacturers in North America from design to implement stage and work towards sustaining stage for ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949.
A QMS has the same context globally as it is for North American organizations. Quality Management System is a standard that provides organization as a solid framework to build quality and reliable product and service as per customer needs and requirements at the right time and quantity. This means QMS is no longer misinterpreted as a paperwork or compliance documentation. It helps shape organizations and provide it purpose of sustainability.
A strong QMS will provide answers to all below key questions:
What is the organizations scope and vision for long term?
What quality objectives will help achieve it?
How will it be achieved?
Who is responsible for making it happen?
What are the obstacles, constraints and risk associated with it and how to mitigate it?
A strong QMS is the backbone of the organization. It is the medium through which communication and actions take place within the organization.
The first and foremost need is customer requirement and customer demand drives QMS implementation need. Either it is OEMs or tier-one suppliers, everyone requires working with suppliers/organizations who can provide consistent and reliable product on time. With a weak QMS unfortunately organizations are losing business to its competitors.
Globally Supply Chain now carries a dominant weight in the current era than ever. Manufacturers are part of a complex international supply chain, and this is where the International Standards helps as standardizing tool. ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 helps the entire supply chain in achieving standardization and maintaining a robust QMS.
A compulsory required of OEMs is the certification to the international standard. A company certified to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 maintains competitive advantage over other competitors.
Compliance with regulatory, statutory and customer-specific requirements is easier with a structured QMS in place. It keeps you audit-ready and minimizes costly nonconformities.
A QMS helps organization to move from reactive approach to proactive approach. It embeds risk-based thinking into the organizations core that helps plan action ahead of time.
The standard helps organizations to map the correct processes as per its scope and requirement. This helps organization in standardizing processes and eliminate inefficiencies, duplication and aids in On Time Delivery.
Standardize process and clear procedures, and risk assessments help detect potential issues early. This results in lower Cost of Poor Quality.
When processes are designed in Plan Do Check Act cycle each process gets interlinked to one another and works towards the scope of the organization. The Check Phase evaluates the results through KPIs, internal audits, and management reviews.
The best part of the standard is, it is applied to everyone in the organization. It creates synergy in the team and gives ownership and accountability to everyone in working together towards a common goal.
The standard itself is a strong Continuous Improvement Tool which is not understood well globally and is left as a misinterpretation of paper requirement.
ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949 a global standard that creates standardization around the world. A strong globalization tool that helps organizations in different region work together and understand the same language despite of cultural differences. The main element of the standard is enforcing risk-based thinking, leadership involvement, and process integration.
At Kadmar Consultants, we partner with businesses to foster the culture of operational excellence. Our aim is to make North America world leader in quality.
Our Core Services Include:
ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 Implementation Services.
Employee and Internal Auditor Training.
Gap Analysis & Process Mapping.
Pre-Audit Readiness & Support.
Continuous Improvement Frameworks.
For Certification Bodies and OEMs
If you’re a Certification Body (CB) or OEM, partnering with Kadmar Consultants ensures your clients and suppliers are fully prepared before they reach the certification stage.
Whether you’re a manufacturer seeking certification, an OEM improving supplier compliance, or a CB supporting clients, Kadmar Consultants is here to help.
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