Description Root cause analysis is often the progressive approach taken up by many organizations, willing not only to survive but to thrive at the same time. Identifying what the real issue is behind a problem holds the key to the success of an organization. Many organizations put together a separate team to investigate the [...]
While working in an organization and being involved in business risk management or lean methodologies, you often come across similar terms that hold completely different meanings. Similarly, there is confusion between internal audit and internal control. Internal audit and internal control differ from each other to a very great extent. This article explains the [...]
Whether you are student, businessman, worker or professional and whether in school, workplace or office, everyone will face problems in some shape or form. You will often be required to solve them as part of carrying out your task. Some of those problems are pretty much clear and straightforward to solve; however, that is [...]
The permit to use a kitchen for business purposes can be achieved from agency’s depending on types of products and food items you produce. You will be responsible to know and adhere to all guidelines, requirements, codes of conduct issued by governmental agencies. This can be controlled through SOP’s where it is defined how [...]
Introduction The fishbone diagram, also known as the Ishikawa diagram, is a cause and effect diagram. This tool helps to identify potential causes and find the root cause of a specific problem. Furthermore, then it helps in identifying, analyzing, and improving quality issues. Sometimes it can also be useful to identify what can go [...]
Introduction Anyone who has been in business worldwide for any period, will be familiar with the concept of continuous improvement. The logic is simple and self-explanatory and is all about continually improving your processes and how you do things in general. Benefits of Continuous Improvement There are several benefits of continuous improvement. Some of [...]
What are Quality Objectives? TQM (Total Quality Management) is a customer-focused process that drives continual improvement of business operations. The goal is to ensure all associated employees work toward common goals to improve the products or services provided by the organization. It is an ideal way for business activities to be carried out by [...]
ISO 9001 is an internationally recognized standard that describe the necessary and particular requirements for a QMS (Quality Management System). This standard is used by various organizations in order to validate their capability to continually offer quality products and services that not only fulfill customers’ needs, but also meet the regulatory requirements in a [...]
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are well-documented processes or procedures that an organization must keep in place to make sure that products and services are being delivered smoothly and consistently. SOPs are commonly utilized to demonstrate conformity with operational practices or regulations. They are documenting how jobs are to be carried out within any company. [...]
The 5 whys of root cause analysis is a technique often used during problem solving procedure. It is based on asking “why?” 5 times in continuous order to find the root cause of problem. By asking why a problem occurred each time, the answer then turns into the premises of next question, forcing it [...]
