What is a

Quality Management System?

A Tactical Viewpoint

ISO/TS 16949:2002

Greg Baker 2004

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Why have a Quality Management System?

TS or Not TS

Legislation states that we must have the following

systems:

Safety Management System,

Environmental Management System

These do not have to be certified systems unless required by company or customer?

There is no legislation that states we must have a

Quality Management System. This is a certified system.

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Group Activity 1
Break into groups: Flipchart & Markers

Answer the following questions:

1. Why do we have a SMS ?

2. Why do we have an EMS ?

3. Why do we have a QMS ?

Certification is having a system accredited to an
International Standard by a Registrar

What does a QMS do for us?

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People, Planet, Product

Protection

The government wants us to PROTECT both

PEOPLE and the PLANET from harm.

A Safety System will aid in reducing injury to

PEOPLE.HOW?

An Environmental System will aid in reducing

damage to the PLANET.HOW?

What does a Quality System aid us in?

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Group Activity 2
Break into groups: Flipchart & Markers

What does a Quality System aid us in?

A Quality System will aid in reducing damage to the

PROCESS and PRODUCT.

How does a Quality System aid in doing this?

A Quality System will aid us by ensuring repeatability

by implementing process controls.

Who makes us implement a QMS?

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Why Quality?
Who makes us Implement a QMS?

Our Customers require us implement a QMS, however,

Good business practices and common sense dictate
that we must endeavor to produce the best product.
Our customers expect it and we in turn expect it when
we purchase goods. Therefore we should implement a
QMS for our continued improvement.
This says to our customer We are QUALITY and we
ASSURE you of the product integrity

What are the similarities in the Systems?

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People, Planet, Product

What are the Similarities in the Systems?
PEOPLE & PLANT PEOPLE & PLANET PEOPLE & PROCESS

PEOPLE PLANET PRODUCT

PROCESS

SAFETY ENVIRONMENT QUALITY

Overarching Systems
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Safety Question
What is an Overarching system?

These systems are ALL protection measures so we

must make use of our knowledge of more prominent
systems such as Safety to aid us in understanding
Quality. Examples are useful:
What would you do if you saw a loose object above a
walkway?
You would remove it and report it!
Why?
To Prevent Injury Now and into the future!

Prevention is Better than Cure!

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Quality Question
Hazard

What would you do if you saw a foreign object in a

stockpile of material?
You would remove it and report it!
Why?
To Prevent Contamination or Non Conformance Now
and into the future.
Do you see the link?
The Link is the common aim of PREVENTION!

Prevention is Better than Cure!

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Riddle me this
How?

How do these protection systems work?

They work because they have standards and legislation
that we must comply with.

How do we Comply?
We implement Policies, Procedures and Work
Instructions etc that state What & How we do things.

Protect!
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Riddle me this 2
How?

How does this help our business?

It gives us Repeatability.

How does Repeatability help us?

We can assure our customers that their order will be
delivered the same, every time.

(Specifications, Packaging, Transportation and Delivery)

We are Quality!
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Lets Wrap it up!!

How?

What is the common link in all systems?

PEOPLE!
Systems are only as effective as the PEOPLE that
implement, use and control them

Who is responsible for QUALITY?

YOU!

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What Next?
Where to from here?

We have discussed the Quality Management System

from the view of Product and Process Control.
A QMS is in fact an Overarching Management
Strategy that includes all of these systems plus:
Customers and Suppliers,
Leadership and Management,
People, Product and Processes,
Continual Improvement and Decision making.
Your Journey has just begun!!
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