LQA’s Quality Management Systems (QMS)  Have you made the strategic decision to position your business with the 1 million plus firms that have already chosen to operate an ISO-9001 business management system? If not, you need to review a Harvard Business School paper: "Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers"  Use this URL so that you can down-load this landmark study YOURSELF. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1237730 

LQA through our experienced staff of certified auditors and trained lead assessors will quickly and efficiently assist your firm to learn and implement an effective quality management system. (ISO 9001 or ISO TS/-16949 for automotive suppliers) The typical cycle time for registration to one of the ISO standards can run as long as 12 months. We can help you to reach certification the first time and sooner, while improving your system and lowering cost.

QMS Auditing – ISO-9000/TS-16949 Audits:

• Gap Analysis Audits - This audit is conducted by an internationally certified auditor and assesses your operation compared to the appropriate Quality Management System (QMS) standard. This determines your current compliance against the standard and includes a work plan to gain full compliance.
• Outsourced Internal Audits - These audits utilize our internationally certified auditors to perform your internal audit function. We shall perform exactly as your internal auditors, only better and at lower cost. You can maintain full compliance with ISO-9001:2008; while lowering your cost.
• Supplier Audits - These are utilized by your management to assess and improve the quality assurance systems of existing or proposed supplier(s).

contact the Audit Wizard:    Auditwiz@leanquality.net