The International Organization for Standards (ISO) is an independent organization that develops voluntary international standards. The purpose of ISO 10377 is to provide suppliers with practical guidance concerning the safety of the consumer products they manufacturer. According to ISO, “ISO 10377:2013 provides practical guidance to suppliers on assessing and managing the safety of consumer products, […]
You are interested in making your business relationships create more value, aren’t you? Wouldn’t you agree that having a collaborative business relationship with people who you do business with, is important if not critical? For many years I have been trying to win projects and then deliver them successfully as a consultant and as a […]
1 What are records? Records are defined in the Code as follows: ‘Information created, received and maintained as evidence and information by an organization or person, in pursuance of legal obligations or in the transaction of business’. This definition is taken from the British Standard dealing with records management, BS ISO 15489, published in […]
Risk management is an increasingly important business driver and stakeholders have become much more concerned about risk. Risk may be a driver of strategic decisions; it may be a cause of uncertainty in the organization or it may simply be embedded in the activities of the organization. An enterprise-wide approach to risk management enables an […]
COSO Internal Control Framework In 1992, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) published its Internal Control – Integrated Framework. This document was updated and expanded in 2013.1 The COSO framework provides an approach organizations can use to develop and maintain systems of internal controls for achieving their established objectives. The COSO […]
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND MEASUREMENT The purpose of this standard is to introduce the fundamental concepts of performance management and assist an organization to develop a practical strategy for achieving its quality improvement (QI) goals. This standard highlights the use of evidence-based performance measures to set QI goals and evaluate an organization’s progress in meeting […]
Build a robust and resilient organization with ISO 22301 It’s never been more important to protect your business from the unexpected. Whether this is from power cuts, IT system or equipment failure, industrial action, or natural disaster, you need to make sure your business is not vulnerable to disruption and you can recover […]
ISO/IEC 20000 is the first internationally recognized standard for an IT Service Management System (ITSMS). It’s split into two parts: ISO/IEC 20000-1 outlines the minimum requirements and ISO/IEC 20000-2 which provides additional guidance to help you with implementation. How ISO/IEC 20000 works and what it delivers for you and your company ISO/IEC 20000 is […]
Today’s rapid, growing and amazing developments are taking place in the environment of organizations. Therefore, in order to identify and resist these changes, proper and efficient management must be provided in the organization. By equipping the organizations with knowledge (which is today known as the only competitive advantage) and by effective management of information resources, […]
The color, flavor, texture, and the nutritional value of fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products are factors critical to consumer acceptance and the success of these products. In this chapter, desirable and undesirable quality attributes of fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products are reviewed. Both instrumental and sensory measurements for determining these critical quality attributes are discussed. […]