{"id":2989,"date":"2019-08-05T14:31:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/gb\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:29:19","slug":"what-is-a-quality-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/news\/what-is-a-quality-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Quality Management System?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cQuality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>John Ruskin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There comes a point in every business\u2019 life cycle where a quality management system is essential. To sustain success, your business needs to be as efficient and as effective as possible in order to satisfy either your customer or client base.<\/p>\n<p>But, what is a quality management system and what are the benefits of employing a QMS at your organisation?<\/p>\n<h2>What is a quality management system?<\/h2>\n<p>A quality management system, at its heart, is a set of internal rules and processes that your business and its employees follow in order to produce a product or provide a service. Formalised, this will usually consist of a collection of documented policies, processes, procedures and records that are accessible to everyone who works for you.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the benefits of a quality management system?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Helps you achieve delivery of the best quality service\/product<\/li>\n<li>Improves efficiency at an operational level<\/li>\n<li>Provides direction and guidance to all staff members<\/li>\n<li>Reduces cost and waste<\/li>\n<li>Risk can be recorded, better controlled and mitigated<\/li>\n<li>Directs activities to meet legal requirements and satisfy your customers<\/li>\n<li>Improves staff morale<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How can you implement a QMS?<\/h2>\n<p>The good news is you probably already have a quality management system established in your organisation &#8211; or at least the foundations of one; it may yet be formalised and documented. The next step is to decide which quality management system is right for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-9001\/\">ISO 9001:2015<\/a> is the world\u2019s most trusted and recognised quality management standard and will provide the framework for your business to reap the benefits of becoming more efficient.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"u-TextAlignNone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-9001\/#contact-us\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-Image\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/08\/ISO-9001-Get-your-free-quote.png\" alt=\"Get your free quote for ISO 9001\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cQuality is never an accident. 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