Overview
Compliance
Requirements
Quality Policies
Quality Procedures
Work Instructions
Quality Records
Corrective Action
Requests

Process
Requirements
Updates
Standards
Glossary

In order to remain ISO 9000 compliant, an organization must maintain the structure of the Quality Management System (QMS). The five pillars of the QMS structure are:



Quality Policies
A statement of the goals of the organization with respect to its Quality Management System.

Quality Procedures
The details of the QMS, including the specific processes, procedures and staff responsibilities.

Work Instructions
The actual instructions for performing tasks that affect the quality standards of the organization.

Quality Records
Documents that demonstrate conformance to the specified requirements of the QMS.

Corrective Action Requests
Controlled documents that specify how problems with the organization’s QMS are to be fixed.



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