Management System Integration

Overview

Many companies are finding it useful to combine their upper level quality, health & safety, and environmental policies into a single system. This integration allows management to focus on similar implementation issues and to consolidate resources at various levels within the organization. For a management system to be effective, it must also be integrated with external requirements imposed upon a company. For instance:

Our Approach

QSI’s integration approaches will systemically and systematically create compliance with requirements. While the words ‘systemically’ and ‘systematically’ seem very similar, they are not. Systemically refers to having an integrated management system in place to allow for the correct documentation of a management structure to promote compliance to regulatory requirements – throughout your system. Systematically refers to the method of planning, documentation, implementation and monitoring of the operating procedures to ensure compliance.

While this may sound simple, in practice it is not, because the manner in which a management system is documented and deployed depends greatly upon the organization’s level of understanding of management systems and regulatory requirements. QSI has the experience and expertise to create the documentation necessary to integrate any or all your requirements into a single system.

Most approaches for achieving certification or meeting benchmark/compliance standards are designed for a 9 to 12 month period; however, we are experienced in assisting businesses to achieve certification as quickly as possible without costly delays. We can also simultaneously document quality systems for several locations, further reducing the overall cost for a business.

Business Process Standardization

Companies frequently operate under separate management systems for multiple sites and/or geographical locations. A manufacturing company, for instance, may have ten international locations, each with a separate quality system. This may also be true of their health & safety and environmental systems. This kind of an approach often leads to process fragmentation, internal and intra-company miscommunication, and inconsistency in what products or services a company offers its customers.

QSI helps businesses to create a harmonized approach to management system deployment throughout their organization, regardless of the number of locations involved.