Examples of Popular QMS Standards
Here are examples of some well-known QMS standards:
ISO 9001: 2015, the International Organization for Standardization: ISO 9001 is arguably one of the most popular QMS standards internationally. It serves as a prescription through which organizations are offered an avenue for implementing and sustaining strong quality management practices. The standard focuses on customer satisfaction and process improvement and it advocates for a systematic approach to quality.
ISO 13485: Quality management systems were also the year 2016 was an ISO standard published for medical devices. ISO 13485, which is specifically developed for the medical device industry explains what constitutes a QMS and should be implemented in organizations responsible for design development production installation, and servicing activities related to various devices that are intended or parts there for use either directly such as non-intent threads within contact with skin tissue flora through intervention sutures, It directs its attention to the safety and effectiveness of medical devices.
AS9100D (Quality Management System – Aerospace): The amount is exhaustible due to reduced refining margins as the crash of oil prices continued. AS9100D is a standard from the aerospace industry that has come about as an evolution of ISO 9485. It also incorporates specific needs specified for the aerospace industry, such as product safety; reliability, and regulation adherence. AS9100D is usually a precondition for many suppliers in the aviation sector.
IATF 16949:2016 IATF: The IATF 16949, is the automotive industry’s QMS standard in place to support design development production installation after-sales service of products within and related to that sector. It meets the ISO 9001 and is also supplemented with auto-relevant criteria for quality across all levels of automotive supply.
ISO 22000:2018 (FSMS): Although it is not a QMS standard per se, ISO 22000 can be stated to address food safety management systems. It stipulates the mandatory standards for respective organizations contributing to that value chain and notes that some form of controls should be operational in all stages. It interfaces with other management systems which include QMS.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security Management System): Although primarily focused on information security, ISO/IEC 27001 involves elements of QMS. It provides a systematic approach to managing sensitive information, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is relevant for organizations seeking to integrate information security into their overall management system.
ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System): ISO 14001 focuses on environmental management systems rather than pure QMS. However, organizations often integrate environmental management with QMS. ISO 14001 helps organizations develop and implement policies and objectives that consider environmental aspects and impacts.
What is a Quality Management System?
In the fine-grained complexities of contemporary business where consumer contentment and processing potency are supreme, the idea of a Quality Management System (QMS) stands out as an amber light to organizations seeking not only to hit but to exceed the desires of their stakeholders. In essence, a QMS consists of a process, policy, and procedure that have been carefully crafted to ensure that products and services continually meet high standards of quality.
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