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Visit and bookmark our web site today: http://www.WhittingtonAssociates.com This e-newsletter is in HTML format and may not be displayed properly by some email programs. Please click on our web site address above to see the e-newsletter with its proper formatting. Note: RAB-certified QMS
auditors must complete ISO 9001:2000 transition training from an approved
provider by 12/15/02. See section 7 for Auditor Transition classes in
Dallas, Reston, Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, and San Jose.
Due to timing differences or process variations, some organizations have accumulated separate registration certificates across their sites. While that might have been the best solution at the time, these organizations should consider merging the registrations into a single scope of registration and certificate. If an organization qualifies, the benefits of a single, multi-site certificate are:
Multi-site
Registration
Not all multi-site organizations are eligible for sampling. The registrar makes that determination based on site sizes and process variations. At least 25% of the sample must be selected at random. The remainder of the sample is selected based on factors such as:
Sample Size
The guidance also identifies the factors that would cause a registrar to increase or decrease the number of audit days (see our May 2002 e-Newsletter). The guidance states the cumulative days for a multi-site certificate must at least equal the number of days if the functions were all part of a single organization at the same site. Single Certificate
DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors sent a joint letter to their automotive suppliers in August, 2002 regarding the recognition of ISO /TS 16949:2002 and the expiration of QS-9000:1998. They reminded their suppliers that the agreement between QS-9000 and ISO to include ISO 9001:1994 in QS-9000:1998 expires on December 14, 2006. Beyond that date, ISO/TS 16949:2002 will replace QS-9000. Suppliers currently registered to QS-9000 were strongly urged to upgrade their sites to ISO/TS 16949:2002 at the expiration of their current QS-9000 certification, and no later than December 14, 2006, or earlier based on individual OEM customer requirements (see DaimlerChrysler deadline of July 1, 2004 in later article). Suppliers certified to ISO/TS 16949:1999 were told to upgrade prior to the expiration date of their current certificate, or December 15, 2004, which ever occurs first. This provides a one year grace period since the ISO 9001:1994 standard, upon which ISO/TS 16949:1999 is based, technically expires on December 15, 2003. For the full
text of the letter, see OEM Communiques at <http://www.iaob.org>.
Record increases took place last year in the number of registration certificates issued to organizations for ISO 9000 quality management systems and ISO 14000 environmental management systems. This record setting development was revealed in the 11th cycle of The ISO Survey of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certificates. The annual survey by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides a snapshot of the worldwide impact of ISO's best-known standards. ISO 9000: By the end of December 2001, at least 510,616 ISO 9000 certificates had been awarded in 161 countries and economies, an increase of 101,985 certificates (+ 24.96 %) over the end of December 2000. This was by far the highest increase recorded in all 11 cycles of the survey carried out since January 1993. ISO 9001:2000: Of the ISO 9000 total, 44,388 were ISO 9001:2000 certificates, the single standard which is replacing the 1994 versions of ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 9003 (organizations have up to 15 December 2003 to migrate to the new version). The revised standard, therefore, accounted for 43.53 % of certificates awarded in 2001 and 8.70 % of the overall total. ISO 14000: Up to the end of 2001, at least 36,765 ISO 14000 certificates had been awarded in 112 countries or economies, an increase of 13,868 (+ 60.57 %) over the end of December 2000. This was by far the highest increase recorded in the seven cycles of the survey in which ISO 14000 has been included, starting with the results at the end of December 1995. For the full
survey, go to: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/otherpubs/pdf/survey11thcycle.pdf
DaimlerChrysler
has announced a July 1, 2004 deadline for its suppliers to achieve ISO/TS
16949 registration. The letter issued to its suppliers stated:
In October of 1999, we communicated to you our acceptance of quality registration to either VDA 6.1 or QS-9000. You were also informed that registration to ISO/TS 16949, including company specifics, would be acceptable as quality registration. An added note was that this new Technical Specification may become the Quality Management standard of the future. DaimlerChrysler is a global supplier of vehicles to the world. It only makes common sense that DaimlerChrysler should require its suppliers to adhere to a global Quality Management requirement. There are no plans to rewrite VDA 6.1 and QS-9000 to adjust to global changes in quality requirements. Effective July 1, 2004, DaimlerChrysler will require registration to ISO/TS 16949. VDA 6.1 and QS-9000 will be accepted until this final deadline. The second edition of ISO/TS 16949, aligned with and containing ISO 9001:2000 in its entirety, was released March 2002. This requirement was specifically designed for the automotive sector and is recognized by all automotive manufacturers worldwide. It is suggested
that you contact a registrar that is recognized by the IATF to upgrade
your current registration to this new requirement. This upgrade may be
accomplished during any surveillance audit in the next two years.
Five web sites were listed for more information on ISO/TS 16949, including the International Automotive Oversight Bureau at <http://www.iaob.org>. The letter concluded by listing Henry Gryn at 248-944-0737 as the contact for any questions. Not all QS-9000
registrars are approved to issue ISO/TS 16949 certificates. Suppliers
not using an approved registrar must either select a new registrar or
confirm their current registrar will be approved in time to meet the deadline.
According to the
Quality System Update Registrar Index, the top ten ISO 9000 registrars
in the United States are (based on numbers of certificates):
These ten registrars
have issued almost two-thirds of all the current ISO 9000 certificates
in the United States.
To enroll in any of these public classes, go to the Class Schedule at our web site, or call us at 800-404-7585. The classes taught by Larry Whittington are shown in gold. ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor (ANSI/RAB-NAP Accredited) - CEEM, Inc.
ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor (ANSI/RAB-NAP Accredited) - CEEM, Inc.
ISO 9001:2000
Auditor Transition (RAB-Approved)
Implementing ISO 9001:2000 (for New Systems)
Understanding ISO 9001:2000 Requirements
ISO 9001:2000 Conversion (for Existing Systems)
Quality System Documentation (Revised for ISO 9001:2000)
To arrange an
economical on-site class, please call us at 800-404-7585.
Conference
On Quality In Commercial Aviation 11th Annual
Service Quality Conference QuEST Forum
Best Practices Conference 10th National
Quality Education Conference World Quality
Congress 22nd Southeastern Quality Conference October 21-22, 2002 in Atlanta, GA (Larry Whittington will speak on ISO 19011:2002) APICS International Conference and Exposition October 27-30, 2002 in Nashville, TN 12th International
Conference on Software Quality Society for
Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Customer-Supplier
Division Conference ASQ's 3rd
Six Sigma Conference ASQ Quality
Audit Division Conference ASQ Quality
Management Division Conference 25th International
Conference on Software Engineering 57th Annual
ASQ Quality Congress
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