Title :
15 steps to a successful ISO 9000 quality assurance system
Author :
Ramos, Art ; Hill, Graham
Author_Institution :
Waters Instrum. Oper. Div., Millipore, Milford, MA, USA
Abstract :
When the Chairman of the Board of Millipore Corporation committed that Millipore´s 10 major facilities in 5 different countries would pursue ISO 9000 certification, the Waters Instrument Operations Division wanted to ensure that it instituted a program which was successful. A 15 step process was developed which resulted in certification on the first try and a Quality System that fosters continuous improvement. Our Quality Management System documents the methods used to manage and control manufacturing operations. Waters Manufacturing Operations include the following functions: Planning, Purchasing, Document Control, Machining, Assembly, Inspection and Testing, and Receiving/Stocking/Shipping
Keywords :
ISO standards; certification; quality control; Assembly; Document Control; ISO 9000; Machining; Millipore Corporation; Planning; Purchasing; Quality Management System; quality assurance; Assembly; Certification; Continuous improvement; Control systems; Inspection; Instruments; Machining; Manufacturing; Quality assurance; Quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Electro/94 International. Conference Proceedings. Combined Volumes.
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2630-X
DOI :
10.1109/ELECTR.1994.472712
