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8 QMP's and Supplier Development
In addition to concentrating on which, if any, 3rd party certs are required, I would hope the auditors (internal and external) are including in their audit scope the 8 Quality Management Principles upon which ISO 9001:2000 is based.
#8 is Mutually Beneficial supplier relations. I think that is the point of "supplier development." If one looks at an organization as a system of inter-related processes, one of those inter-relations is the inputs from suppliers.
Strive to "develop" suppliers and to have relations that are mutually beneficial for both the orangainztion and the suppliers.
By the way, I beleive ISO 9001:2000 is the first management system standard that is based on principles. Definitely signifcant when thinking about systems.
Regards,
Dirk
In addition to concentrating on which, if any, 3rd party certs are required, I would hope the auditors (internal and external) are including in their audit scope the 8 Quality Management Principles upon which ISO 9001:2000 is based.
#8 is Mutually Beneficial supplier relations. I think that is the point of "supplier development." If one looks at an organization as a system of inter-related processes, one of those inter-relations is the inputs from suppliers.
Strive to "develop" suppliers and to have relations that are mutually beneficial for both the orangainztion and the suppliers.
By the way, I beleive ISO 9001:2000 is the first management system standard that is based on principles. Definitely signifcant when thinking about systems.
Regards,
Dirk