QUESTION:
From: Fred R.
Sent: April 18, 2011
To: Ask the Expert – ATCS
Subject: How much will API Q1 Certification Cost?
Our company is interested in getting API Q1 certified. How much does it cost for certification?
RESPONSE:
From: Bill Aston, ATCS –Q-Blog, Ask The Expert
Sent: April 18, 2011
To: Fred R.
Subject: How much will API Q1 Certification Cost?
Dear Mr. Fred R.,
The cost of ISO TS29001/API Q1 certification can't be estimated ...
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Supply Chain Management & Quality Audits, Part 3
An audit is an audit, right? Absolutely not! Knowing how to differentiate between a supplier quality audit, quality system certification audit and an internal audit is essential for effective audit planning. Let’s quickly review the primary purpose of each of these audit types.
Supplier quality audit: The primary intent of a supplier quality audit should be to assess the supplier’s ability to provide a product or service that meets ...
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Quality System Poll & Results
ISO 9001, ISO TS 29001/APIQ1, Six Sigma, Lean and 5S, which management system ranks highest among Q-Blog readers? See instant results here. http://tinyurl.com/QMS-Poll ...
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Supply Chain Management & Quality Audits, Part 2
The effectiveness of your organization’s supplier quality program hinges on one key item; that is selecting experienced and trained Auditors. Assigning inexperienced or untrained personnel to conduct an audit will sabotage the audit before it begins. If your organization is willing to invest the resources required to conduct supplier quality audits, then it should ensure that a plan is in place to identify the persons best suited to conduct the ...
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Supplier Product Quality Criteria
ATCS – Q-BLOG, ASK THE EXPERT – Aug. 2009
QUESTION:
From: Sam Z.
Sent: August 7, 2009
To: Ask the Expert - ATCS
Subject: Supplier product quality criteria
Which standards are for Mechanical Inspections?
RESPONSE:
From: Bill Aston, ATCS –Q-Blog, Ask The Expert
Sent: August 7, 2009
To: Sam Z.
Subject: Supplier product quality criteria
Dear Mr. Sam Z,
In order to determine the applicable mechanical inspection ...
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Supplier quality criteria for various metal defects
ATCS – Q-BLOG, ASK THE EXPERT – Aug. 2009
QUESTION:
From: Monica P.
Sent: August 24, 2009
To: Ask the Expert - ATCS
Subject: Supplier quality criteria for various metal defects
Which-standard, information-request, we have some metals and we would like to know which standard to buy or get to get a quality criteria for different metals "defects" for example, rust, halo effect, etc.
RESPONSE:
From: Bill Aston, ATCS ...
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