From what I understand ( i have not purchased a hard copy yet) - the new standards - place a premium on Comparison & analisis of continous improvement actions..

Rightfully so... although no direct procedure is required to do this - does anyone have thoughts on how to measure & report it without some type of Procedure in place???

Guess I'm leaning toward including a Cont - Improvment plan sheet in our present 4.2 Quality planning section & using the plans stated objective to set & measure the goal outcome. Ie reduce scrap by X% within X months etc.

Any thoughts?
Regards
Jim

I look to many areas. Your quality policy has measureables. Your processes typically have measureables. Almost every company out there is doing some sort of continuous improvement. I vaguely remember someone talking about a procedure some time ago but can't remember any details. Do a Forums Search (all forums) and there are a bunch of continuous improvement threads in other forums. Obviously, there's no way to keep all CA issues in this forum.

This is from a list that was going around last fall:
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Element 8.5.1- Planning for Continual Improvement states that your organization must plan and manage the processes necessary for the continual improvement of the quality management system. It brings together the continual improvement cycle. Now there are better links between the continual improvement elements throughout the standard and there are also new requirements which help support continual improvement.

The basic structure for continual improvement is supported by elements throughout the ISO 9000:2000 standard. Most of the continual improvement elements were required in the old standard, but some (such as measurement of customer satisfaction) are new. Identifying the requirements that support continual improvement in your quality system is not straight forward, and it can be argued that all elements of your quality system support continual improvement.

Element 8.5.1 serves as the meeting place for all of the elements that help facilitate continual improvement, and ties them together by requiring you to plan and manage all of these elements.

Potential Audit Questions

1. How does your organization use the quality policy, objectives, audit results, analysis of data, corrective and preventive action and management review to facilitate continual improvement?

2. Please explain your most encouraging, or discouraging, experience with ISO 9000 and your quest for continual improvement. Have most of you found that your organization has managed continual improvement throughout the life of your quality system, or have you managed to save a lot of improvement for later?

Jim,

I'll E-Mail you a copy of a form we use that monitors measurables for continuous improvement. It is driven through the business plan and has worked well for me in the past and might give you some ideas.

3/9/2001: The form is now on the FTP site under ASD-20_CI_measureables.

ASD...

[This message has been edited by Al Dyer (edited 09 March 2001).]

Thanks Al/Marc - any information we can get at this stage of planning will surely be helpful.

Regrds
Jim

Al - could you send me a copy as well? Thanks.

Al, me too.....
thanks

Al,
Would you mine sending me a copy of your form. I would be interested in seeing how to monitor Continuous Improvements in a simple way. Thanks

bryan.dooley@hii-hitachi.com

Hi Al,
Could you mail me the form too?
Thanks.

A copy of your CI form would also be truly appreciated.

Al,
Could you send me a copy of the form too? My E-mail: jetstar@etang.com
Many thanks.

Al, Please e-mail me a copy also.

Thanks... jughead@ftc-i.net

Hi Al,
Could you mail me the form too?

thanks



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wally d

Al looks like your getting nained on this one. Could I get a copy also? gregd@futuretool.com

Could you please send it to me as well>?

Thanks in advance.

Ron

Ron,

I don't know your e-mail, should I send it to Omnex?

Sorry, I just had to :D

It's posted on the FTP site on the forum.

Hey Al ! Add me to your mailing list!

redmanc@saam.com.mo

Al,

Your bad!!!!

ROFLMAO!

CarolX

Originally posted by Carl Redman:
Hey Al ! Add me to your mailing list!


3/9/2001: The form is now on the FTP site under ASD-20_CI_measureables.

ASD...

Al,
I tried to open your ASD file in powerpoint and it will not open. Any chance I an get the form? Thanks, Dawn

Originally posted by Dawn:
Al,
I tried to open your ASD file in powerpoint and it will not open. Any chance I an get the form? Thanks, Dawn

Dawn,

Help my feeble mind, which ASD file, the continuous improvement file, I believe, is a Word document. Is it another PP document you are looking for. Either way I can send you whichever you need.

ASD...

Hello Al,
Could you mail me the form too?
Thanks.

Thirty comments ago Al said the form is posted in the pdf_files directory. It is named ASD-20_CI_Measurable_Track.pdf

Please read the thread before continuing to 'bug' someone to e-mail you something which is already readily available.

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