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Quality Assurance Solutions
Your Path to ISO 9001 Certification

Quality Assurance Solutions supports you in starting or improving your QA program. This site presents a roadmap to implement a sound, solid QA program. I assist beginners, small businesses, organizations and Quality Professionals. I provide plans, tools, and recommendations to improving your QA systems.

If you’re a beginner, start with the basics. This includes reviewing an outline for creating a QA system. I discuss the basic systems such as document control, QA manual and calibration.

As your systems evolve you may be ready for ISO 9001 certification. This website delivers a plan for achieving this certification.

If you're interested in continuous improvement, I supply the process improvement essentials. These tools are documented in the continuous improvement (CI) tools section. The CI tools include:

Are you missing a Calibration Manual, Training Software or 8D Software? Click the products link. We also offer training videos for immediate download.

In addition, within this website you will find a QA Glossary, which covers:

Do you need to stay up to date? Visit our QMS (ISO) news or process improvement news pages.

Please consider this website as a quality assurance overview. With the information provided, you will be able to drive QA Systems, process improvement, and ISO 9001 registration.



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Basic tools for process improvement
Do you need a list of basic tools for process improvement? Quality Assurance Solutions provides a list of basic, advanced and favorite continuous improvement tools.

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Review this for detail information on 8D problem solving. Page discusses your customer requirements for 8D reports.

Your sample size calculator is Snap Sampling Plans!
This page features a sample size calculator and discusses many elements that you need to consider when you determine sample size. When you calculate sample size with Snap Sampling Plans! calculator yo

SWOT Model steps and flow.
Step by Step instructions for applying the SWOT model and using SWOT techniques to improve your company’s business practices. Discusses when to use SWOT reports and generate professional SWOT charts w

Learn Data Analysis Techniques
Data analysis techniques are key to understanding and presenting data. Data analysis methods help you improve your process and products.

SPC definition
Page provides a SPC definition and discusses modern SPC software

Flowchart Samples in Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Solutions presents flowchart samples. Flowcharts are a critical tool for continuous improvement, documentation systems and other general quality assurance systems.

Learn lean 5S best practices.
This page describes lean 5S best practices which includes 5S housekeeping, 5S checklists and 5S audits. Improve your business with these 5S principles.

Histogram Examples:A picture of your data
This page provides some histogram examples. We discuss normal distribution and how it applies to quality assurance. Histograms are a key process improvement tool.

Process Capability Studies
Process capability studies demonstrate the fit of your data to your specifications. Machine process capability determines current and future defects.

Here we define Kaizen, Kaizen event, Kaizen blitzes, and Kaizen 5S concept.
We define Kaizen as an important continuous improvement tool for your business. Understand how the Kaizen 5S concept small improvement changes make a big impact on your business.

Brainstorming games help you generate problem solving ideas
This page describes possible brainstorming games that you can use for problem solving. These brainstorming activites guide you to get out of the box and approach problems with a different perspective.

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An ISO 9001 definition and information
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Quality Assurance Program Plan, Basic Systems, Implement ISO 9001
Discusses the initial stages of a Quality Assurance Program Plan. A basic Quality Assurance overview model is provided. This Information drives the beginning stages of ISO 9001 implementation.

Quality Assurance vs Quality Control
Simple explanation for Quality Assurance vs Quality Control

Describes the definition of TQM
Do you need the definition of TQM or Total Quality Management? TQM, ISO 9001 and Quality Assurance are all linked together. See here for TQM elements

Discusses Quality Program Management Review Requirements
Learn how to conduct a Quality Program Management Review which is necessary for ISO 9001 Certification. This page describes the input items, output actions, frequency, and documentation of the QMS re.

ISO 9001 quality manual requirements
What do you need in your ISO 9001 Quality Manual? Review this for supporting information on Quality Assurance and ISO 9001.

Quality Assurance Metrics and Quality Objectives
Quality Assurance Metrics are necessary for ISO 9001 implementation. Here is an explanation of Quality Objectives and the requirements for certification.

Quality Management Control Plan explained.
An essential tool, the Quality Management Control plan summarizes your organization’s Quality Control System.

What is Quality Control?
This page answers "What is Quality Control?" It covers receiving, inprocess and final inspection

Lists Quality Assurance Job Description
Need a Quality Assurance Job Description? Quality Assurance Solutions provides open listings. Covers QA mangers, QA engineers, Analyst, Technicians and many other QA Jobs.

Root Cause Corrective Action System documentation
Describes the important items to include in your Root Cause Corrective Action System. Corrective Action is critical to your ISO 9001 certification.

Tool Calibration and Control System
Recommendations for creating a measurement tool calibration and control system. Calibration is important to ISO 9001 registration and we will guide you.

Document Revision Control. Implement ISO 9001
A guide for Document Revision Control System. A total document control system is important for your Quality Assurance program and it is the beginning phase of ISO 9001 Implementation

Quality Audit Checklist is necessary for QA audits
The quality audit checklist is a key element of the quality audit. Quality audits are necessary for ISO 9001, Quality Assurance program and continuous improvement.

Product Information Traceability System
Describes the important items to cover in your Product Information Traceability System. Traceability is critical to ISO 9001 certification.

Controlling conforming vs nonconforming material
Guidelines for creating a conforming vs nonconforming material control system. Nonconforming material control is critical for ISO 9001 registration

Corrective and Preventive Action Management Systems for ISO 9001.
Documenting your corrective and preventive action management systems? We break down the differences between corrective action, preventive action and preventive maintenance.

A Risk Management Plan Sample and the Basics of Risk Management
Info on a risk management plan sample. Covers the basics of risk management and includes the definition of risk management. Page focuses on medical device risk management.

Deming-Point-9, Break Down Barriers between Staff Areas
Deming Point 9 focuses on breaking down departmental barriers.

Your employee training tracking software is TrainingKeeper
Your employee training tracking software is TrainingKeeper, Learn why training manager software is important to ISO 9001.