Entries by Steve Williams

ISO 2015 in Plain English: Support Part 2

Requirement: Clause 7 is called Support, which is basically all of the resources required to support the organization’s primary business. This weeks review is on Monitoring and Measurement. 7.1.5 Monitoring and measuring resources (Calibration in Plain English) 7.1.5.1 General requires the organization to determine and provide the resources needed to ensure valid and reliable results when […]

ISO 2015 in Plain English: Support Part 1

Clause 7 is called Support, which is basically all of the resources required to support the organization’s primary business. Resources are broken down into a number of areas: General, People, Infrastructure, Environment, Monitoring/Measurement, Organizational Knowledge and Communication. General refers to the resources needed for the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the quality management […]

Steve & Dan Talking ISO: The Impact of ISO 2015 on Companies

Dan Beaulieu interviews Steve Williams of The Right Approach Consulting (Watch the interview here  http://realtimewith.com/rtwboot/show.php?id=91&vid=3970 ) on REALTIME with IPC to talk about what companies need to change to comply with the just released 2015 version and why companies need to start NOW! Contact me for my free ISO 9001:2015 Readiness Checklist and perform a quick […]

Increase Profits by Minimizing Inspection

Inspection Is Evil A wise man once said “Inspection is Evil”; …actually it was me and I didn’t say it just once, I say it every chance I get. Inspection is a non value-add activity and companies tend to use it to hide many sins. Traditionally, leaders of American industry have had a one-size fits […]

Geek-a-Palooza

Don’t miss THE PCB industry social networking event of the year! Steve Williams interviews Tara Dunn and Judy Warner on their brainchild, what it’s about, and how you can attend or sponsor one of this year’s three regional events. Watch the interview here… http://realtimewith.com/rtwboot/show.php?id=91&vid=3988

ISO 2015 in Plain English: Planning

Planning has always been required and buried in other areas, but is now a stand-alone requirement. The basic function of Planning is simply to meet customer requirements through the processes you have put in place to manufacture your product. This is where the standard really makes a major change by focusing on Risk Based Thinking. […]

ISO 2015 in Plain English: Leadership & Management Commitment

Requirement A major change in ISO 2015 is more focus on the company supporting the quality system. “Top management shall ensure that customer requirements are determined and are met with the aim of enhancing customer satisfaction” (7.2.1 and 8.2.1). Management Commitment has always been a major part of ISO, but the 2015 version places more […]

Learn more about Lean with Steve Williams during IPC APEX EXPO® 2016

Published on Feb 23, 2016 Watch Course Video Here: https://youtu.be/GnWf1vHL_LU Steve Williams, President of The Right Approach Consulting, will be teaching the Professional Development course PD23: Lean: 10 Things Every Manager Should Know – for Improved Organizational Performance and Competitive Advantage at IPC APEX EXPO® 2016 the week of March 13th in Las Vegas. Attendees will […]

ISO 2015 in Plain English: Process-Based Structure and Clauses

The revised 2015 version continues to be consistent with the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) improvement cycle, and continues to use the process management structure widely used in business today. It introduces several new clauses intended to drive Risk Based Thinking. What the heck is a process-based system, or the process approach? ISO, and frankly good business practices, […]