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  • support 12:36 am on October 28, 2015 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , World Quality Month   

    November Is World Quality Month: A Time To Recommit To Continuous Improvement! 

    As you may be aware, November is World Quality Month.  In just a few days, it’s time to join the Global Quality Community in celebrating the concept of Quality.  World Quality Month provides a platform for acknowledging the efforts and accomplishments of quality and all who work to make it happen.

    This is a time to celebrate — a time to showcase the advancements and valuable quality contributions in businesses, communities and institutions.  Together, through our collective passion for improvement, we can raise the voice of quality worldwide!

    Click on the World Quality Month logo to reach ASQ’s Calendar Of Events landing page:

     

     

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    So What Can You Do?  SHARE YOUR VISION!

    ASQ has created a Celebration Guide and a World Quality Month Toolkit that will help you spread the vision of quality to all corners of the globe.  It includes: Banner ads, an e-signature, a poster template, a Power Point presentation, and a press release template.  There’s also a great quality trivia sheet and a resource guide on the “ROI of Quality”.

    We’re going to be Tweeting and sharing content every day during the month of November and you can too.

     

    Join the movement!

     

    For more info on ASQ and World Quality Month, visit their website or contact info@bizphy.com.

     
  • support 7:05 pm on September 30, 2015 Permalink | Reply
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    The Long Awaited ISO 9001:2015 Is Here And What It Means For ICT 

    The countdown is officially over.  The newly revised ISO 9001:2015 is status: PUBLISHED!  Over the past few years there have been many who thought we might not arrive at this moment, but it’s finally here.

    The revised standard went into effect on September 21, 2015, as well as the new ISO 14001:2015.  While there are many new concepts to grasp, you have 3 years to comply with the new requirements.

    Below is an informative and quick overview video from ISO.org that condenses some of the concepts that have changed and that we’ve all been blogging about such as “process approach” and “risk based thinking”:

     

     

    Please note that while you have 3 years to meet the new requirements, we do NOT recommend waiting until the last minute to update your QMS or EMS.  Certifying bodies will be overwhelmed and some are saying they will not accept ISO 9001:2008 after mid-2017.

    Education however is something you can do right away, which is why we’re offering complimentary courses on both ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 in November.  Click on the image below or our countdown page for class descriptions.

     

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    TL 9000 R6.0, Does ISO 9001:2015 Play A Role And What Does It Mean For ICT Quality?

     

    If you are certified to TL 9000, it is our recommendation to hold tight until TL 9000 R6.0 is released, which is scheduled for September of 2016.

    Once R6.0 is completed, then the transition will be easier for both standards to take place at once.  The timeline to meet the new requirements for TL 9000 will match with the ISO 9001:2015 timeline, so you will have plenty of time to complete both upgrades more efficiently.

    In the coming months BIZPHYX will be helping clients map out their transition plans for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.  For clients, we’re offering discounted packages to help you transition your quality and environmental management systems in the most cost effective way possible.

     

    For more information, contact info@bizphyx.com or contact BIZPHYX SVP, Bob Clancy directly at bclancy@bizphyx.com.

     
  • support 2:34 am on March 1, 2015 Permalink | Reply
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    How ISO Develops Quality Standards: 5 Stages Of Development (Video) 

    When we first got notice of this video, we didn’t know if we should laugh– or gasp.  The development of ISO standard is certainly a complicated process and probably worthy of distillation for the masses—but sock puppets, with names?  We couldn’t help but share ISO’s recent video on how world quality standards are developed.  While it’s a tongue and cheek video with actual sock puppets, the host does a very good job of breaking it all down and clearly defines the 5 stages of quality standards development.  Learn (and laugh)…

     

     

    Seriously….here are the 5 stages of development:

     

    1. New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) Stage

    2. The Working Document (WD) Stage

    3. The Committee Draft  (CD) Stage

    4. The Draft International Standard (DIS) Stage

    5. Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) Stage

     

    For a detailed explanation of the various stages, click the image link below to go to ISO’s documentation page:

     

    5 Stages Of Quality Standards Development

     

    For more information on implementing ISO standards, contact info@bizphyx.com.  We promise that sock puppets will not respond to your request for information!

     
  • support 1:47 am on February 28, 2015 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: CoPQ, , Irv Briks,   

    Introduction To The Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) And Its Impact On Profitability 

    BIZPHYX Senior Consultant and QuEST Forum Fellow, Irv Briks recently delivered this educational webinar as part of the QuEST Forum Small Business Lecture Series and Small Business Initiative.

    This presentation is now available as an on-demand learning feature on our website and on our social sites through You Tube.

    In this course, Irv clearly defines the Cost of Quality and the Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) and provides concepts and examples that can implemented in your organization to improve profitability:

     

     

     

     

    If you would like Irv to assist your organization with process improvement and any of the techniques discussed in this course, please contact him at irvbriks@bizphyx.com.  You can read his bio and connect with him directly off of our website and/or through LinkedIn.

     

     
  • support 2:06 am on July 7, 2014 Permalink | Reply
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    Congratulations to KARLEE: A TL 9000 Certified, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient 

    This story was featured in our recent Q2 edition of THE STANDARD, but we also wanted to provide access to this story on our blog.

    Do quality systems, certifications and frameworks matter to an organization?  You bet they do.

    While they’re not a client, a fellow WBENC and QuEST Forum member company, KARLEE recently celebrated their 40-year anniversary.  Many of you know KARLEE as a shining example of a company dedicated to ICT Quality.  As Treasurer of the QuEST Forum Executive Board, KARLEE CEO JoAnn Brummit, is focused on driving supply chain excellence.

    If you’re not aware, BIZPHYX President and CEO Sue Clancy and KARLEE CEO JoAnn Brummit, lead the Small Business Group in QuEST Forum.

    As a result of this 40-year milestone, JoAnn was recently featured in a Dallas Business Journal article and FACETIME video.  You can watch JoAnn’s video by clicking the image link below:

     

    JoAnn Brummit FACETIME Video

    What makes KARLEE so special?  KARLEE is a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient and is recognized as one of the Top 10 Woman-Owned Businesses in the DFW Metroplex.  They are a provider of contract manufacturing services including precision machining, sheet-metal fabrication, mechanical assembly and electro-mechanical integrations.  KARLEE services the telecom, defense, medical, energy, aerospace and commercial industries.  Of course it goes without saying, KARLEE is TL 9000 certified!

    Read more about their 40-year milestone in Yahoo Finance and on Blogrige, the official Malcolm Baldrige blog.

    Congratulations to JoAnn and the entire team at KARLEE on an honor well deserved!  You’re an example that ICT quality standards and frameworks–DO matter.

     

     

     
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