EP125: Management System Review: Ensuring Efficiency and Growth

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Do you want to ensure Efficiency and Growth? Henry Ford  said…The best way to get things done is to break them down into smaller, more manageable tasks.”

Ensuring your company’s success isn’t just a lucky guess, it’s a science. A management system review is a regular assessment that helps you gauge how well your organization is meeting its goals. By comparing the current operations to your overall plans, it indicates whether your systems are adequate, effective, and sustainable. This continual improvement process is beneficial for everyone.

Whether you have offices around the world, are a startup, or a one-man show, if you aim to comply with international industry standards such as ISO 9001 (quality), 14001 (environment), or 45001 (safety), this review encompasses all your activities and their execution.

Getting Together at the Top:

Once a year, all the leaders of your company and organization convene with the board of directors to discuss the big picture. This meeting reviews and covers your company’s current position, its future goals, and any necessary changes. The top executives also evaluate how well things are running compared to the set objectives for that year.

So, What Do We Look At?

Before the meeting, the quality team gathers all the relevant information, such as implemented actions, goal achievement, operational efficiency, customer feedback and satisfaction, any issues that arose, and legal requirements you need to comply with, such as taxes and industry reports. This information aids everyone in making informed decisions during the review. Preparation is key.

Making Things Better:

All key stakeholders get involved in the review. They focus on evaluating if your systems are adequate, effective, and sustainable. The goal is continuous improvement, so they decide what needs to change and how to strengthen your systems and plans.

What We Learned and What’s Next:

From the review, you identify areas for improvement. Any issues are addressed with a clear and purposeful approach, figuring out what went wrong, why it happened, how to fix it, and considering if the proposed solution effectively addresses the needs for improvement.

Keeping Track of the Journey:

To ensure continuous improvement and accuracy, the results of the review are shared with the leaders and partners. They’re also documented, saved, reported, and uploaded to a company platform where everyone who needs to can access the results. Then, improvement plans are implemented at all levels of the organization to keep things moving forward.

By following this regular review process, organizations can enhance their systems and continue to grow in today’s ever-changing business world.

Buddha  said… What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”