Quality Management
New Supplier Management Software Tool
New Supplier Management Software Tool Qudos3 IMS software Supplier Management New supplier management software tool 8 April 2024. The importance of supplier management According to the old pearl of wisdom…’No man is an island’, and the same can be applied to organizations. None are entirely self-sufficient. They all rely to some degree on other people…
Read MoreQudos Club March newsletter published
Qudos Club March newsletter published Qudos Club Compliance and risk management newsletter Qudos Club March newsletter published March 2024. Qudos Club is all about helping you with your management system. It’s topic-neutral – supporting subjects like Quality, Information Security, OHS, and Environmental management. It includes news, articles, webinar access and resources. These are all provided…
Read MoreThe journey from a QMS to an IMS
The journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 1 Reasons for expanding and integrating a management system March 2024. There is a growing trend to expand and integrate management systems. In some cases, an organization has an existing management system for one topic (let’s say Quality – based on ISO 9001), and it…
Read MoreISO management system standards amended
ISO management system standards amended ISO’s surprise amendments to its management system standards March 2024. Normally, changes to ISO management system standards are a long, drawn out affair. There are committees that meet over long periods of time to plan and recommend changes. There are drafts published – often more than one. There is voting…
Read MoreDoes your business still need a Quality Manual?
Does your business still need a Quality Manual? Does your business still need a Quality Manual? By Alan M. Jones, CEO, Qudos Management Pty Ltd. February 2024. Back in the day, every organization with a quality system had a quality manual. There was no alternative. A documented Quality manual was a mandatory requirement of…
Read MoreWelcome to new Qudos 3 client – databasics
We welcome databasics – another new Qudos 3 IMS software client Qudos welcomes DAM solutions provider databasics, as another new Qudos3 IMS software client. 12 February 2024. For over 30 years databasics has been a leading provider of DAM (digital asset management) solutions and services in Australia / New Zealand – helping clients to…
Read MoreHow does a management system advance?
How does a management system advance? How does an ISO Management System Advance? How does a management system advance? By Alan M. Jones, CEO, Qudos Management Pty Ltd. 23 January 2024. I came across a quotation the other day from the renowned philosopher and mathematician Alfred North Whitehead: “Civilization advances by extending the number…
Read MoreWelcome to new Qudos 3 client – Spaceframe buildings
Welcome to new Qudos 3 IMS software client – Spaceframe Buildings Qudos 3 IMS software client – Spaceframe Buildings 20 November 2023. Welcome to Spaceframe A very warm welcome to Spaceframe Buildings as a Qudos3 IMS software client. Spaceframe is a leading construction company in Queensland, Australia that has been delivering award-winning advanced design and…
Read MoreWhat can we learn from the Optus outage?
What can we learn from the Optus outage? 9 November 2023. The Optus outage and what lessons we can learn from it Yesterday, over 10 million private and business customers were affected across the country when one of Australia’s largest telecommunication providers crashed. This left many of them without telephone service or internet access for…
Read MoreGetting more from your internal audits
Getting more from your internal audits 5 June 2023: Getting more from your internal audits Are your internal audits just a chore? All management system standards require a programme of internal audits to be performed on a regular basis. However, for many organizations they are simply an overhead – a necessary evil tolerated to achieve…
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