10 good things ISO 9001 standards can do for small business

•    help you compete on a level playing field with bigger enterprises
•    open up export markets for your products and services
•    help you discover best business practices
•    will drive efficiency in your business operations
•    add credibility and confidence for your customers
•    open new business opportunities and sales
•    give you the competitive edge
•    make your brand name internationally recognized
•    help your company grow
•    enable a common “language” to be used across an industry sector
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Proof ISO 9001 gears your business for rapid growth

When contracting to large businesses or the public sector (government) ISO 9001 acts as a prequalification tool. It lets others know your business has its affairs in order. This is particularly the case for Aussie businesses exporting to the world.

A recent client satisfaction survey conducted by ISOsafe highlighted the benefits of achieving certification to ISO 9001. Here is a summary of the results.

•    The respondents from the survey are most likely to be small or medium enterprises (SME). However, the industries covered are wide and varied; the construction, oil and gas, retail, and technology sectors are just a handful of many found within the survey’s sample.

•    We found that 38 percent of respondents said that they had won business (everyone loves getting more clients/customers right?) as a result of certification

•    The survey also showed that 76 percent of ISOsafe clients found that ISO 9001 certification had helped them to be more competitive. Breaking down that figure, 22 percent of respondents said that ISO 9001 certification allowed them to bid for more contracts, 31 percent said they had won contracts, 20 percent said they had raised their profile, and 3 percent said they now have an advantage over their competitors.

•    Of course, fundamentally ISO 9001 is aimed at providing a framework for organisations to help bring greater consistency and traceability to what they do. This wasn’t lost, with 55 percent of respondents saying that implementation had led to internal improvement.

Anecdotally, our survey has shown that clients tend to fit in one of two camps: those looking for business improvement and those looking to win new business. From an industry perspective, the fear is that if the latter reason continues to dominate, ISO 9001 will be viewed as a tick-box exercise rather than a business improvement tool.

In Australia, ISO 9001 acts as a pre-qualification tool. The idea is that it saves companies both time and money in avoiding having to audit every supplier. Certification provides a level of assurance that rigorous checks have already been done by an unbiased external body governed by JAS-ANZ. The trouble is, meeting the requirements of the standard and truly living it are two very different things.

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How to quickly migrate from ISO/TS 16949:2009 to IATF 16949

On 1 October 2016, The International Organization for Standardization  (ISO) and International Automotive Task Force (IATF), released the first edition of the new standard for the automotive sector IATF 16949:2016

The new standard will replace ISO/TS 16949 and outline the quality management system requirements for organizations working in automotive production, service and/or accessory parts of the automotive industry

The new standard has been developed to bring it into alignment with the recently overhauled ISO 9001:2015

If your customers require you to maintain ISO/TS 16949 certification, start planning your transition. Here are some timelines to work to:
Organisations certified to ISO/TS 16949:2009 will need to transition to IATF 16949, through a transition audit in line with the current audit cycle for ISO/TS 16949:2009

After October 1, 2017 no audits (initial, surveillance, re-certification or transfer) will be conducted to ISO/TS 16949:2009

ISO/TS 16949:2009 certificate will only be valid until 14 September 2018

ISOsafe have helped many businesses successfully and seamlessly transition. Get in touch with us today for a free quote in five minutes, email us at: enquiries@isosafe.com.au or why not speak to one of our friendly consultants on 1300 789 132