ISO 9001 as a prerequisite for Q4.0 – quotes from the interviewees
| “ISO 9001 gives us a basic structure in place, nothing beyond that. I always say ISO is just a passing mark. Excellence is getting a gold medal, and there is a difference between a passing mark and a gold medal; therefore, I do not see much relevance of ISO on I4.0 or Q4.0!” P1 |
| “Our organization is ISO 9001 certified for Quality Management Systems. ISO standards provide a solid framework, a concrete foundation if you must say -this is basic for Q4.0. If you do not have the basics, you cannot implement advanced approaches.” P2 |
| “I would say that it is informal linkage – ISO 9001 expects you to have accurate information to analyze it. The active digitization/active Q4.0 programs help you get there. So you need to make sure that those connections are clean. It is also a continual improvement, so I mean that there are several aspects of ISO standards that Q4.0 help you with if you have compliance in a correct manner.” P4 |
| “We need to follow standards -we have standards for welding, we have standards for measuring tolerances and checking them.” P10 |
| “ISO 9001 gives us a basic structure in place, nothing beyond that. I always say ISO is just a passing mark. Excellence is getting a gold medal, and there is a difference between a passing mark and a gold medal; therefore, I do not see much relevance of ISO on I4.0 or Q4.0!” |
| “Our organization is ISO 9001 certified for Quality Management Systems. ISO standards provide a solid framework, a concrete foundation if you must say -this is basic for Q4.0. If you do not have the basics, you cannot implement advanced approaches.” |
| “I would say that it is informal linkage – ISO 9001 expects you to have accurate information to analyze it. The active digitization/active Q4.0 programs help you get there. So you need to make sure that those connections are clean. It is also a continual improvement, so I mean that there are several aspects of ISO standards that Q4.0 help you with if you have compliance in a correct manner.” |
| “We need to follow standards -we have standards for welding, we have standards for measuring tolerances and checking them.” |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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