A philosophy of production that emphasizes the minimization of the amount of all the resources (including time) used in the various activities of the enterprise. It involves identifying and eliminating non-value-adding activities in design, production, supply chain management, and dealing with the customers. Lean producers employ teams of multi-skilled workers at all levels of the organization and use highly flexible, increasingly automated machines to produce volumes of products in potentially enormous variety. It contains a set of principles and practices to reduce cost through the relentless removal of waste and through the simplification of all manufacturing and support processes. (Source: http://www.apics.org/)
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What is the difference between “Certification”, “Registration” and “Accreditation”?
According to the standardized definitions, they are not quite the same thing. In the context of ISO 9001:2000 or ISO 14001:2004, “certification” refers to the issuing of written assurance (the certificate) by an independent external body that has audited your management system and verified that it conforms to the requirements specified in the standard. “Registration” means that the auditing body then records your certification in its client register. In the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 contexts, “certified” and “registered” are equivalent in meaning and you can use either term.
Eight Quality Management Principles and ISO 9001
ISO 9001 standard is based on eight management principles that are derived from the collective experience and knowledge of the international experts who participate in ISO Technical Committee, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the ISO 9000 standards.
The eight principles are as follows:
- Customer focus
- Leadership
- Involvement of people
- Process approach
- System approach to management
- Continual improvement
- Factual approach to decision making
- Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
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