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"Meeting ISO 9000 in a TQM World" Allan J. Sayle; Allan J. Sayle, Ltd., 1991,
pp 337.
A Book Review by Norman C. Frank, PE, CQE, CQA
CER Corporation, Washington, DC
This book sets out the steps and decisions necessary for any company to
develop and achieve quality. All companies, not just those working with a
Total Quality Management (TQM) program, will be interested in and helped by
the content of this book. Mr. Sayle starts at the beginning with the
decision to use the ISO 9000 series standards. He provides suggested steps
for ISO 9001/2/3 certification achievement. The system developed is
discussed in terms of the foundations for TQM (e.g., customer, product, self
inspection). Ambiguous terms and phrases within the standards are discussed
to help clarify the intent and to help with the decisions each company must
make while implementing the standards.
An interesting concept is that the company must also consider how to handle
"by-product" that results from the processes. The by-product itself may
become a product down the line as new uses and customers are found. Perhaps
the biggest help to a company just starting on the ISO trail is the
discussion of necessary documentation from quality policies, quality manuals,
and procedures through quality records. Of major importance, Sayle gives an
interpretation for the mysterious "quality plans" mentioned now and then in
the standards. Once the standards have been explored from a big picture
viewpoint, Sayle begins the detailed examination of the content of each
standard in the ISO 9000 series standards.
Each paragraph is analyzed in depth for both content and for implications.
Sayle points out the decisions that each company will have to make before
they can successfully develop and implement an ISO 9000 program. ISO 8402 is
included in this detailed analysis with its own chapter. Problems with
ISO 8402 are also pointed out in each chapter where a definition may be
missing or ambiguous. Sayle provides a list of definitions that are needed
to make the standards more clear, such as, procedure, record, servicing,
data, software, and hardware.
The final chapter, "The Task Elements", Sayle examines processes in terms of
his five task elements: The Person, The Item, The Equipment, Information, and
Service. Analyzing each task for these five elements helps assure that each
task is defined and workable. Actions to take are provided to help new
aspirants develop and clarify their quality program.
Buy this book from:
ASQC
Quality Press
611 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1-800-248-1946