.... Michael Elliott can be contacted at: mike.elliott@awe.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Internal auditing Quality Continuous improvement ISO 9000 series The conducting of audits, internal to a company, to assess the status of a quality system is a regular occurrence, yet...

... of a total packaged service from consultancy to certification by certifying bodies. Practical implications The ISO 9000 series have permeated into all industrial sectors. Although there are many stories of successful adoption of ISO 9001, problems in implementing the standards need to be explored, which...

... that the implementation of ISO 9000 in Saudi Arabia has been seen as a tool to assist in the development of quality management. This is evident from the fact that, as firms improve documentation of products and processes, new potential for quality improvement may become apparent. Saudi Arabia ISO 9000 series...

... The study could help the design organisations to overcome the challenges facing them towards the adoption of the quality scheme and achieve continual improvement. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 ISO 9000 series Quality assurance Any design deviations can lead to increased cost...

.... Surprisingly, these two papers do not support the adoption of new ISO19011:2002 standard. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Quality audit Quality systems Quality improvement ISO 9000 series Right from the days the world recognized “quality” as the weapon to fight the global...

...) both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards. The IMS could help the contractors to overcome the challenges faced by them and achieve continual improvement. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 ISO 9000 series Management information systems Construction industry Continuous improvement...

... and the European Union's EMAS. This paper examines these systems, outlines their respective strengths and weaknesses, and discusses their varying popularity in different countries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Environmental management ISO 9000 series Environmental regulations Laws...

... performance in the sampled companies. Value added Financial performance ISO 9000 series Malaysia Quality The measurement of corporate performance was investigated in a number of studies (De With, 1996 ; Haversjo, 2000 ; Heras et al., 2002 ; Kearney, 2001 ; Sirgy, 2002 ; Spinner...

... waste disposal facility in Germany. Quality Safety Auditing Nuclear energy industry ISO 9000 series Germany © MCB UP Limited 2003 During the IMS development phase: A system consists of interrelated elements, such as processes, that use various resources to achieve set...