Development of Total Quality Management System in Seafood (Freezing) Industry in Kerala

Quality related problems have become dominant in the seafood processing industry in Kerala. This has resulted in the rejection of seafood sent from India to many destinations. The latest being the total block listing of seafood companies from India from being exported to Europe and partial block listing by the US. The quality systems prevailed in the seafood industry in India were outdated and no longer in use in the developed world. According to EC Directive discussed above all the seafood factories exporting to European countries have to adopt HACCP. Based on this, EIA has now made HACCP system mandatory in all the seafood processing factories in India. This transformation from a traditional product based inspection system to a process control system requires thorough changes in the various stages of production and quality management. This study is conducted by the author with to study the status of the existing infrastructure and quality control system in the seafood industry in Kerala with reference to the recent developments in the quality concepts in international markets and study the drawbacks, if any, of the existing quality management systems in force in the seafood factories in Kerala for introducing the mandatory HACCP concept. To assess the possibilities of introducing Total Quality Management system in the seafood industry in Kerala in order to effectively adopt the HACCP concept. This is also aimed at improving the quality of the products and productivity of the industry by sustaining the world markets in the long run.

Analysis of benefits of the process of certification on international standars: ISO 9001-2008 for Mapfre Assistencia Portugal

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

From quality gurus and TQM to ISO 9001:2015: a review of several quality paths

A revision of several paths for the Quality journey is presented: from Quality Gurus and Total Quality Management (TQM) models to the ISO 9000 International Standards Series. Since ISO 9001:2008 is now in the revision process to the expected ISO 9001:2015 version, an analysis is made of he proposed changes and the underlying reasons and the impacts foreseen on the more than 1.3 Million certified organizations. This revision should be a step towards TQM and reflect the changes of an increasingly complex, demanding and dynamic environment, while assuring that complying organizations are able to provide conformity products and services that satisfy their customers. Major benefits are expected such as less emphasis on documentation and new/reinforced approaches: consideration of Organizational Context and (relevant) Stakeholders, Risk Based thinking and Knowledge Management.

Certification and integration of environment with quality and safety – a path to sustained success

According to Wright [1] certification of products and processes began during the 1960’s in the manufacturing industry, as a tool to control and assure the quality/conformity of products and services provided by suppliers to customers/consumers. Thus, the series of ISO 9000 was published first time, in 1987 and it was been created with a flexible character, to be reviewed periodically. Later, were published others normative references, which highlight the ISO 14001 in 1996 and OHSAS 18001 in 1999. This was also, the natural sequence of the certification processes in the organizations, i.e., began with the certification of quality management systems (QMS) followed by the environmental management systems (EMS) and after for the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). Hence, a high percentage of organizations with an EMS, in accordance with the ISO 14001, had also implemented, a certified QMS, in accordance with ISO 9001. At first the implementation of a QMS was particularly relevant in high demanding activity sectors, like the automotive and aeronautical industries, but it has rapidly extended to every activity sector, becoming a common requisite of any company worldwide and a factor of competitiveness and survival. Due to the increasingly demanding environmental legislation in developed countries, companies nowadays are required to seriously take into consideration not only environmental aspects associated to the production chain itself, but also to the life cycle of their products.

Acompanhamento de construção de habitação nova no Brasil: implementação e certificação segundo a ISO 9001:2008

No mundo atual, as empresas têm que ser cada vez mais competitivas. Para poder concorrer e ser competitivo em qualquer mercado do mundo, é mandatório ter um produto da melhor qualidade e ao melhor preço, mediante o público-alvo a que este se destina, uma vez que a população está cada vez melhor informada e mais exigente. Para obtenção de um produto final de melhor qualidade, são necessárias a qualificação e bemestar da mão-de-obra, assim como de todos os restantes intervenientes, assim como, produtos de qualidade, sempre com o objetivo de fornecer um melhor produto ao cliente. Como modelo padronizado de gestão de qualidade surge a ISO 9000, passível de ser utilizado por qualquer organização, que ao longo dos tempos tem recebido alterações sempre numa perspetiva de melhoria, como a própria norma nos aconselha. O objetivo desta dissertação é estudar e implementar a ISO 9000 (no caso, a sua versão mais recente ISO 9001:2008) numa empresa de construção civil com todos os seus requisitos, podendo assim verificar, na prática, em que moldes se concretiza a aplicação da ISO 9000 à referida área. A norma em questão é implementada numa empresa de construção civil real, na vertente de construção de edificações, sediada em Recife, PE – Brasil. Assim, nesta dissertação, abordar-se-á e implementar-se-á um modelo de organização para uma empresa de construção civil, segundo a Norma ISO 9001:2008, na sua versão Brasileira ANBT NBR ISO 9001:2008.

Diffusion and efficiency of ISO 9001 in Portugal: a qualitative and quantitative study from a holistic theoretical perspective

Purpose – the aim of this paper is to analyse the diffusion and efficiency of ISO 9001 on different sectors of activity Design/methodology/approach – for that purpose, a holistic an integrative theoretical approach was based on the scope of the Contingency theory, the Institutional theory and the Resources-Based View (RBV). This theorethical perspective was used in a broad empirical study, using a qualitative and quantitative methodology, concerning Portuguese companies from different sectors of activity. Findings – according to the findings from both perspectives, a ranked combination of the named theoretical frame was constructed. Research limitations/implications – as to the analysis of the efficiency of ISO 9000, one of the limitations of this study lays in the consideration of just two sectors of activity, and another relates to its domestic geographical placement. Practical implications – this study used the ISO 9001 structure for the interviews and this has revealed very useful for the organizations to grasp the matters inquired. Originality/value – a relevant contribution to the state of art is achieved through the considered theoretical scope of analysis

ISO 9001:2015, Uma Oportunidade para o Reajustamento das Empresas no Sector Metalúrgico Metalomecânico

O pretexto da implementação de um Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade numa empresa de produção de fundos copados, constitui pretexto para provocar uma análise mais profunda e fundamentada do tema e objetivo para este projeto. Entender um conceito tão subjetivo como o de qualidade afigura-se como necessidade primária para o início da reflexão. Percorremos em seguida a história do conceito desde a Europa Medieval até à revolução na qualidade que acabaria por acontecer no Japão após a II Guerra Mundial. A qualidade como a entendemos hoje deve-se ainda a contributos de personalidades que identificaram vários métodos que surgiram ao longo do tempo e que foram melhorando o conceito, de entre as quais se referem três: William Deming, Joseph Moses Juran e Philip B. Crosby. Em seguida reflete-se acerca do impacto real da implementação da ISO 9000, recorrendo ao estudo de Olivier Boiral, que fornece uma aproximação bastante real dos benefícios da implementação de sistemas de gestão da qualidade. Ainda no segundo capítulo analisamos a importância do processo de certificação, concluindo que a tarefa extra de uma organização externa certificar o SGQ constitui indubitavelmente uma forma de manter o sistema rigoroso e disciplinado. No terceiro capítulo, “ISO 9001:2008 VERSUS ISO 9001:2015”, analisamos em detalhe as principais alterações da futura norma ISO 9001:2015 relativamente à iISO 9001:2008: introdução do “pensamento baseado no risco”; enfase dado à abordagem por processos; enfase dado à “gestão da mudança”; “gestão do conhecimento”; “direção estratégica”, integrando os sistemas de gestão e da qualidade; a determinação de que todas as normas que integram um sistema de gestão seguirão um novo formato, chamado “high-level structure” como definido no Anexo SL; e enfase ainda dado à consideração do feedback de todos os processos e stakeholders envolvidos. Seguidamente, no capítulo “Apresentação da “Empresa Lda””, apresenta-se a empresa alvo deste caso de estudo, uma indústria metalomecânica que fabrica fundos copados para o mercado nacional e internacional. Analisadas as principais alterações entre a atual e a futura norma, no capítulo “SGQ Proposto Assente na Futura Norma ISO 9001:2015” propõem-se alterações ao sistema já implementado anteriormente com base na aceitação da futura ISO 9001:2015 e alterações que esta prevê. Os processos e procedimentos que representem mais tempo e custo serão 6 identificados, assim como aqueles que poderão ser mais rapidamente adaptados para que o SGQ seja assim otimizado e mais adaptado aos recursos disponíveis. Para esta reflexão e desenvolvimento de uma nova estratégia recorre-se a vários instrumentos: estabelecem-se objetivos, efectua-se a análise SWOT, uma análise FMEA, a Análise de Gestão do Conhecimento e finalmente a Análise das Partes Interessadas. Em conjunto com as propostas de ações referidas nas análises anteriores descrevem-se de seguida as propostas de ação de intervenção nos fluxogramas. Os processos e procedimentos que aqui se destacam são aqueles que se consideram poderem constituir impacto eficaz e que vão ao encontro daquilo que é proposto na nova norma ISO 9001:2015, tendo em conta as principais alterações vistas anteriormente.

21st century quality: Looking into the “Crystal ball”

The discussion of possible scenarios for the future of Quality is on the priority list of major Quality Practitioners Societies. EOQ – European Organization for Quality (EOQ, 2014) main team for its 58th EOQ-Congress held June 2014 in Göteborg was “Managing Challenges in Quality Leadership” and ASQ - American Society for Quality (ASQ, 2015) appointed “the Future of Quality” for Quality Progress Magazine November 2015 issue. In addition, the ISO 9001:2008 revision process carried by ISO/TC 176 aims to assure that ISO 9001:2015 International Standard remains stable for the next 10 years (ISO, 2014) contributing to an increased discussion on the future of quality. The purpose of this research is to review available Quality Management approaches and outline, adding an academic perspective, expected developments for Quality within the 21st Century. This paper follows a qualitative approach, although data from international organizations is used. A literature review has been undertaken on quality management past and potential future trends. Based on these findings a model is proposed for organization quality management development and propositions for the future of quality management are advanced. Firstly, a state of the art of existing Quality Management approaches is presented, for example, like Total Quality Management (TQM) and Quality Gurus, ISO 9000 International Standards Series (with an outline of the expected changes for ISO 9001:2015), Six Sigma and Business Excellence Models.Secondly, building on theoretical and managerial approaches, a two dimensional matrix – Quality Engineering (QE - technical aspects of quality) and Quality Management (QM: soft aspects of quality) - is presented, outlining five proposed characterizations of Quality maturity levels and giving insights for applications and future developments. Literature review highlights that QM and QE may be addressing similar quality issues but their approaches are different in terms of scope breadth and intensity and they ought to complement and reciprocally reinforce one another. The challenges organizations face within the 21st century have stronger uncertainty, complexity, and differentiation. Two main propositions are advanced as relevant for 21st Century Quality: - QM importance for the sustainable success of organizations will increase and they should be aware of the larger ecosystem to be managed for improvement, possibly leading to the emergence of a new Quality paradigm, The Civilizacional Excellence paradigm. - QE should get more attention from QM and the Quality professionals will have to: a) Master and apply in wider contexts and in additional depth the Quality Tools (basic, intermediate and advanced); b) Have the soft skills needed for its success; c) Be results oriented and better understand and demonstrate the relationships between approaches and results These propositions challenge both scholars and practitioners for a sustained and supported discussion on the future of Quality. “All things are ready, if our mind be so.” (Shakespeare, Henry V, circa 1599).

Kauppakeskuksen laadunhallintajärjestelmän laatiminen ISO 9001:2000-standardin avulla

Työn tavoitteena on laatia laadunhallintajärjestelmä ja laatukäsikirja kauppakeskus H-taloon ISO 9001:2000 standardia hyväksi käyttäen. Käsikirjassa kuvataan mahdollisimman yksinkertaisesti toimintaa ohjaavat periaatteet eli yrityksen laatupolitiikka, yrityksen eri prosessit, menettelyohjeet ja laadun toteamiseksi tarvittavat mittarit. Perimmäisenä tarkoituksena on käynnistää jatkuvan parantamisen prosessi ja näin parantaa kauppakeskuksen pitkän tähtäimen suorituskykyä. Työn teoreettisessa osassa tutustutaan laadun merkitykseen ja palveluliiketoiminnan logiikkaan. Keskeisenä teoriana käytetään odotetun ja koetun laadun muodostamaa koettua kokonaislaatua, jota sovelletaan kauppakeskusympäristöön. Lopuksi tutustutaan ISO 9000 standardisarjaan. Seuraavassa osassa H-talon tarjoamien toimitilapalveluiden nykytilaa kartoitetaan kauppakeskuksen yrittäjille tehdyssä kyselyssä. Kysely toteutettiin kauppakeskusympäristöön muokatulla odotetun ja koetun palvelun laadun eroa mittaavalla SERVQUAL-mentelmällä. Lisäksi apuna käytettiin kriittisten tapahtumien menetelmää. Lopuksi laaditaan runko kauppakeskuksen laadunhallintajärjestelmään ja pohditaan toimenpiteitä järjestelmän käyttöön ottamiseksi ja kehittämiseksi. Kauppakeskuksen laatukäsikirja esitetään liitteenä.

ISO 9002 -laatujärjestelmän toteutus tukkukaupassa

Työn tavoitteena oli tehdä kohde yritykselle ostoon, kotimaan myyntiin, varastointiin ja toimituksiin ISO 9002 -standardiin pohjautuva laatujärjestelmä, joka voidaan myöhemmin sertifioida. Valmis laatujärjestelmän kuvaus esitetään kirjallisessa muodossa laatukäsikirjan avulla. toisena tavoitteena oli tehdä laatujärjestelmään mittarit, jotka mahdollistava yrityksen laatujärjestelmän toimivuuden seurannan. Kolmantena tavoitteena oli saavuttaa laatujärjestelmän avulla taloudellisia säästöjä yrityksen toiminnassa pitkällä tähtäimellä. Tärkeä osa työtä oli laatia yrityksen laatukäsikirja ISO 9002 -standardin vaatimuksien mukaisesti. Työ jakautuu kahdeksaan suurempaan kokonaisuuteen: laatuun ja palveluihin liittyvien perusajatuksien määrittelyyn, tukkukauppatoiminnan kuvaamiseen, kohdeyrityksen esittelyyn, henkilökuntakyselyn suorittamiseen. laatujärjestelmien käsittelyyn, ISON 9002 -standardin vaatimuksien esittelyyn, kohden yrityksen laatukäsikirjan tarkasteluun ja saavutettujen tulosten tarkastelua ja pohdintaa. Työ tuloksena voidaan todeta, että laatujärjestelmän rakentaminen yritykselle on ollut hyvä ratkaisu. Laatujärjestelmän avulla on voitu saavuttaa säästöjä ja kehitysaskeleita. Investointi parempaan laatuun on kannattanut.

Toiminnan kehittäminen pohjana SFS ISO 9001:2000-standardi

Diplomityö tehtiin julkisivuelementtejä valmistavalle Joutsenen Elementti Oy:lle. Työn tavoitteena oli pk- yrityksen toiminnan kehittäminen vastaamaan uudistuvaa SFS ISO 9001- laadunhallintajärjestelmästandardia sekä ratkaisujen etsiminen kehitystyön aikana ilmitulleisiin ongelmiin. Tarkoituksena oli rakentaa sertifiointikelpoinen laatujärjestelmä osaksi yrityksen jokapäiväistä toimintaa lisäämään sekä toiminnan tehokkuutta että kilpailukykyä.Uudistuva ISO 9000- standardisarja ei suinkaan romuta vielä voimassa olevaa versiota, vaan täydentää ja järjestää sitä ymmärrettävämmäksi kokonaisuudeksi. Laadunhallintajärjestelmästandardin vaatimusten tehokas ja oikeanlainen noudattaminen auttaa yritystä lisäämään sekä toimintansa tehokkuutta että kilpailukykyä. Tehokas kehitystyö vaatii kuitenkin onnistuakseen johdon täydellisen sitoutumisen ja tuen lisäksi motivoituneen henkilökunnan. Parhaiten kehitystyö onnistuu, kun se lähtee yrityksen omista tarpeista ja pystytään suorittamaan ilman ulkoisia tai aikataulu paineita. Näin yritys voi keskittyä oman toimintansa parantamiseen ja tätä kautta lisätä arvoaan myös asiakkaiden silmissä, ilman sertifikaattiakin. Pelkän mainosarvon takia hankittu sertifikaatti eli kolmannen osapuolen antama todistus standardinmukaisesta toiminnasta tuokin yritykselle useimmiten enemmän haittaa kuin hyötyä. Joutseno Elementti Oy.n toiminta kartoitettiin nykytilananalyysin muodossa, joka toi-mi pohjana kehitystyön aloittamiselle. Nykytilan analyysi tehtiin pääasiassa haastatteluihin ja muutamaan kirjalliseen kyselyyn pohjautuen. Varsinainen kehittämistyö aloitettiin tutustumalla laadunhallintajärjestelmä standardeihin ja kirjallisuuteen. Työn aikana toimintaa muokattiin vastaamaan standardin vaatimuksia ja samalla kehitettiin nykytilan analyysin pohjalta ilmenneiden ongelmakohtien toimintaa. Työn tuloksena syntyi dokumentoitu SFS ISO 9001:2000 mukainen laatujärjestelmä, jonka päädokumenttina toimii laatukäsikirja. Lisäksi toteutettiin kehitystoimenpiteitä lisäämään

Implantación de un sistema de calidad ISO 9001-2000.

El proyecto no ha sido publicado. Resumen basado en ficha elaborada por los autores

Propuesta de implementación de ISO 14000 caso Copalsa S.A.,

Debido a la importancia que ha adquirido el tema ambiental dentro de las empresas y en la mente y los hábitos de consumo de los compradores, es importante saber que existe una normatividad la cual sugiere a las compañías cumplir con algunos parámetros

Modelos de calidad : FQM e ISO.

Monográfico con el título: La calidad en la acción socioeducativa. Resumen en inglés.

Propuesta de implementación de un modelo de gestión de la calidad basado en la norma ISO 9001:2008 (2015) para microempresas comerciales familiares en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito

En el presente estudio se determinan los lineamientos de un modelo de gestión de la calidad, basado en la norma internacional ISO 9001:2008, que atienda a las características particulares de las microempresas comercializadoras familiares en la ciudad de Quito. Con este fin, a través de un estudio de tipo exploratorio y descriptivo que consideró fuentes primarias y secundarias, se determinaron las características de las microempresas y si han adoptado acciones establecidas por un modelo de gestión de la calidad. Como principales conclusiones se pudo verificar que las microempresas familiares no cuentan con un modelo sólido de gestión de la calidad, aunque sí desarrollan algunos de los principios de la familia de normas ISO 9000 y requisitos de la norma ISO 9001, al menos de una manera informal; adicionalmente se concluyó que es posible implementar varias de las acciones establecidas por la norma con el fin de beneficiar a estas microempresas y generar condiciones óptimas para su perdurabilidad y crecimiento.