At jas-associates.com we define Quality Auditing as:

A systematic process that seeks to independently verify the relevance of organisational objectives and the efficiency and effectiveness of management systems implemented to achieve those objectives in relation to overall stakeholder satisfaction

At jas-associates.com we will put your management systems under the microscope of the ISO 9000 Quality Management System Standard, and help you identify and log data e.g. wastage and redundant processes (just to name a few) and their impact on your financial performance.

With this overall philosophy towards quality auditing we seek to provide audit information that will lead to effective management decision-making.

Using a jas-associates.com auditor can enhance and provide objectivity to your quality audit programme and provide confidence in the audit data generated.

Our audits are performed to the standard guidelines of both the International Register of Certificated Auditors, UK (IRCA) and Register Accreditation Bureau, USA (RAB) by auditors registered to both IRCA and RAB

Lets suppose that you have your quality or environmental system up and running and the person within your company nominated as Quality Representative is busy or indeed not an IRCA or RAB registered auditor we can help by providing this service at a lesser cost than retaining a full time quality auditing department.

We can also audit those sections of your organisation that are not covered by ISO certification such as Human Resources, Administration, Payroll, Capital Expenditure etc in a non-financial role to establish that systems existing are being followed and properly implemented.

The eight quality management principles are......

1. Customer-Focused Organisation

2. Leadership

3. Involvement of People

4. Process Approach

5. System Approach to Management

6. Continual Improvement

7. Factual Approach to Decision Making

8. Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships

Principle 1 - Customer-Focused Organisation: "Organisations depend on their customers and therefore should understand current and future customer needs, meet customer requirements and strive to exceed customer expectations".

Principle 2 - Leadership: "Leaders establish unity of purpose and direction of the organisation. They should create and maintain the internal environment in which people can become fully involved in achieving the organisation's objectives."

Principle 3 - Involvement of People: "People at all levels are the essence of an organisation and their full involvement enables their abilities to be used for the organisation's benefit".

Principle 4 - Process Approach: "A desired result is achieved more efficiently when related resources and activities are managed as a process."

Principle 5 - System Approach to Management: "Identifying, understanding and managing a system of interrelated processes for a given objective improves the organisation's effectiveness and efficiency."

Principle 6 - Continual Improvement: "Continual improvement should be a permanent objective of the organisation."

Principle 7 - Factual Approach to Decision Making: "Effective decisions are based on the analysis of data and information."

Principle 8 - Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships: "An organisation and its suppliers are interdependent, and a mutually beneficial relationship enhances the ability of both to create value."

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