Quality Management System Manual (Wood Manufacturing Company)

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yaasir

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i have recently joined a wood manufacturing company as quality control administrator.So, i am in great need of help.In the company i am assigned a special task that is to develop a quality management system manual.i have not any experience in it before.It is requested to all that please guide me from the very first step.How should i start to prepare a quality management system manual for this wood manufacturing company.
yours kind and prompt response are awaited.
thanks and kind regards.
 
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Marc

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The first thing to do is to take some time and read through some of the existing discussions here about quality manuals. There is a Quality Manual forum here which is filled with years of discussions about quality manuals - Discussions of the basics to more complex manuals. Some manuals are all text, and some manuals are essentially pictorials.

There are also many examples of quality manuals here, and there are tens of thousands of quality manuals, both real and examples, if you search (using any search engine) using the key words quality manual.

Once you understand the basics of quality manuals, we can help with answers to more specific questions.
 
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QAMTY

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First off,in 9001 2015, version is not required to have quality manual , unless is a real need for you, then as Marc suggested you there plenty of manual samples at Elsmar
 
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yaasir

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thanks for the basic guidance.i have red the group discussions and my first question is that what standards of ISO will be included in preparation of quality manual for wood manufacturing company.i mean which standards are relevent,because there are many iso,s
and i am confused ,.
 
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yaasir

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please provide me a quality management system manual sample or a template or of some company manual which belongs to wood/furniture manufacturing products specfically.
thanks
 

Jean_B

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thanks for the basic guidance.i have red the group discussions and my first question is that what standards of ISO will be included in preparation of quality manual for wood manufacturing company.i mean which standards are relevent,because there are many iso,s
and i am confused ,.
We don't know the company so cannot be specific. The best guess is to look at all the standards under an ISO Technical Committee relating to the area.
In your case this is ISO - ISO/TC 218 - Timber (clickable). You can usually look at the scope within ISO's Online Browsing Platform and see whether it applies to you. For example: ISO 16415:2012(en), Non-structural timber grading requirements, section 1.
Here you'd find the (publically accessible) statement "This International Standard delineates and illustrates broad grade categories that specify essential features typically found in those categories based on commonalities of numerous national standards and grading rules used for non-structural timber of non-coniferous and coniferous species in international commerce. It provides a basis for recognition of a national standard or grading rules that comply with this International Standard and is applicable to all methods of visual grading systems for non-structural timber of all non-coniferous and coniferous species of timber.
Non-structural timber produced from bamboo is not covered in this International Standard."
You find keywords like grade categories for non-structural timber and methods of visual grading. The species to which it does (non-coniferous and coniferous species), and definitely does not (bamboo) apply. Go from there to decide or disprove applicability.

The important thing to realize though is that, absent technical standards that grade material or determine material composition, most things will be determined from your specifications for your product. You should (and only you can) establish these in line with regulatory requirements and customer needs.

*I love wood as a material. I don't work in the industry though. This is how I would approach a cross from my sector (medical devices) into a new sector in your role.
 

ChrisM

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I appreciate that the original question was posed years ago but this may help others:

Start with the basics, what does your company do? Make its own products or make for customers to customer designs.
Map your business processes... this is usually a lot easier than many think. Ask each department "what do you, do and why do you do it?"

If necessary ask each person what they do and why - a process input, someone (or an email etc) asks them to do something, and a process output (what is the result of their action, an email to someone, a print-out that is given to someone else, etc)


If you can get away with using flowcharts for your "procedures" qualified by minimum levels of authority at relevant steps to allow progress, it can work out simpler than typing up pages of words; it is also more likely to get read and followed by staff
 

samalexander200002

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Here are the general steps you should take to prepare a quality management system manual for a wood manufacturing company:
  1. Understand the requirements: Familiarize yourself with the specific standards and regulations that apply to the wood manufacturing industry, such as ISO 9001.
  2. Conduct a gap analysis: Identify any gaps in the company's current processes and procedures that need to be addressed in order to meet the requirements.
  3. Develop the manual: Create a document that outlines the company's quality management system, including its policies, procedures, and processes.
  4. Implement the system: Train employees on the new system and ensure that it is being followed consistently.
  5. Monitor and measure: Establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of the system, and regularly review the data to identify areas for improvement.
  6. Continual improvement: Continuously review the system, and make changes as needed to improve the effectiveness of the quality management system.
  7. Certification: If desired, seek certification from a recognized certifying body.
 
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