I went through the process at my last employer. I thought it was a good idea.
1) There was traceability in all areas, finance, tech support, sales, R&D, purchasing, manufacturing, in short - everywhere. If a problem arose, it was traceable and could be remedied. 2) Better stuff? Perhaps. But there definitely was consistency. If you design junk, you'll at least be consistent in building it. 3) If your vendors have it, you could reduce or in some cases elminate, certain in-coming inspection steps/tests. That in itself saves time/money, and reduces problems. 4) In large RFPs that I dealt with, filling out the huge sections requiring large amounts of information to demonstrate quality/quality assurance practices, design control, etc. were waived if we had ISO certification. Saved A LOT of time, and we stood-out against those that didn't have it. It was an edge. There are many more reasons, but those are just a few of what I feel are key areas. John A. Juhasz GE Interlogix Fiber Options Div. Bohemia, NY -----Original Message----- From: Brian O'Connell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 10:36 AM To: Product Safety Technical Committee Subject: ISO 9k/2k relevance Good People of the PSTC: I've had some conversations with our Component Engineers, Sales and QA people. I could not identify any customer that placed an order based on our ISO 9k and/or 2k certification. Nor could I identify any component specified and/or purchased that was based on whether a supplier has ISO certification. Is the ISO "paper mill" relevant? Is there empirical evidence that ISO certification results in "better stuff"? Is ISO certification a requirement for your purchasing policies? Has ISO certification been a determining or contributing factor for selection of your company's products? At this point, I am not being critical of the ISO "process"; I am attempting to understand its ROI and relevance to product quality. I speak only for myself; nothing said here represents my employer's policies. R/S, Brian ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
