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Total Quality Management - CII Institute of Logistics

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<strong>Total</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

ISO 9000 standard series tell suppliers and manufacturers what is required <strong>of</strong> a quality<br />

oriented system. It does not set out extra special requirements which only a very few<br />

firms can or need comply with, but is practical standard for quality systems which can<br />

be used by all Indian Organizations.<br />

The principles <strong>of</strong> ISO 9000 are applicable whether you employ 10 or 10,000 people. It<br />

defines the basic concepts and specifies the procedures and criteria to ensure, that what<br />

leaves your organization meets the customer requirement.<br />

6.3 WHY THEY SHOULD BE USED?<br />

ISO 9000 is an opportunity and a challenge to developing nations. They can now know<br />

with agood degree <strong>of</strong> certainty the level <strong>of</strong> quality that purchases expect. They also can<br />

learn the pre-requisites and characteristics <strong>of</strong> good quality assurance and quality<br />

management. The challenge to developing nation is to motivate processors and<br />

manufacturers to adopt and implement these standards, and to establish a credible<br />

national quality registration scheme, which will be recognized by trading partners.<br />

In an increasing number <strong>of</strong> markets and industries, third – party quality assessment and<br />

registration is becoming a prerequisite for doing business. ISO 9000 registration is<br />

considered the minimum acceptable level for a supplier, and those who cannot<br />

demonstrate this minimum level may not only have difficulty in selling in certain<br />

markets but also may be barred from those markets. A supplier without ISO 9000<br />

registration can face higher insurance rates, or be denied insurance in some markets.<br />

The reason for this attitude by insurers is the new approach to product liability recently<br />

instituted by 12 countries <strong>of</strong> the European Community and Austria. Not only must a<br />

defendant be able to demonstrate that his product is well designed and conforms to all<br />

standards and regulations, but he must be able to demonstrate that the product is<br />

manufactured consistently within a system that conforms at least, to internationally<br />

accepted standards.<br />

<strong>CII</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> 110<br />

Website: www.ciilogistics.com

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