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ISO 9001(2000) QMS (CLAUSE # 6) RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Resource Management

ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems -Requirements

Resource Management

6.1

Provision of Resources

The organization shall determine and provide the resources needed

To implement and maintain the quality management system and continually improve its

effectiveness, and

To enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirement.

6.1

General Guidance

6.1.1

Introduction

Resources essential to the implementation and achievement of the organization's strategies and

objectives for the quality management system should be identified and made available. These may

include people, suppliers, information, infrastructure, work environment and financial resources.

Issues to be Considered

Consideration should be given to

efficient and timely provision of resources in relation to opportunities and constraints,

tangible resources such as realization and support facilities,

intangible resources such as intellectual property,

resources and mechanisms to encourage innovative continual improvement,

organization structures, including project and matrix management needs,

information management,

enhancement of competence via training, education, and learning,

use of natural resources and the impact of resources on the environment, and

planning for future resources.

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6.2

Human Resources

6.2.1 General

Personnel performing work affecting product quality shall be competent on the basis of appropriate

education training, skills and experience.

6.2

Human Resources

Involvement of People

In order to achieve its objectives and to stimulate innovation, an organization should encourage the

involvement of its people through

identifying competence needs for each process activity,

selection, ongoing training, and career planning,

defining responsibilities and authorities,

establishing individual and team objectives, managing performance and evaluating results,

facilitating involvement in objective setting and decision making,

encouraging recognition and reward,

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facilitating open, two-way communication by continually reviewing the needs of its people,

creating conditions to encourage innovation,

ensuring effective teamwork,

using information technology to facilitate communication of suggestions and opinions,

using measurements of people satisfaction for improvement, and

invest

targeting the reasons why people are leaving the organization.

Subcontracting or temporary employment of people should be considered to ensure that the objectives

of the organization are achieved.

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6.2.2 Competence, Awareness and Training

The organization shall:

Determine the necessary competence for personnel performing work affecting product quality,

Provide training or take other actions to satisfy these needs,

Evaluate the effectiveness of the actions taken,

Ensure that its personnel are aware of the relevance and importance of their activities and how

they contribute to the achievement of the quality objectives, and

Maintain appropriate records of education, training, skills and experience (see 4.2.4).

6.2.2 Competence, Awareness and Training

6.2.2.1 Competence

The organization should identify the competence needed for each, activity that affects its performance,

should assess the competence of its people to perform the activities, and develop plans to close any

gaps. The identification should be based on an analysis of present and expected needs of the

organization compared with the existing competence of its people.

Input for competence related needs may come from a variety of internal and external sources, such as

future demands related to strategic and operational plans and objectives,

evaluation of the competence of individual people to perform defined activities, and

Legislation, Regulation, Standards, and directives affecting the organization. its activities and

its resources.

6.2.2.2 Training and Awareness

The organization should analyze the development needs of all its people and design training plans for

them. This is to provide people with knowledge which, together with skills and experience, leads to

competence. The organization should provide training to its people in order to achieve its objectives.

The training should emphasize the importance of meeting requirements and the needs of customers and

other interested parties. It should also include the awareness of consequences to the organization and its

people of failing to meet tile requirements.

Enhancement of competence via training, education and reaming involves

technical knowledge and skills,

management skills and tools,

social skills, .knowledge of markets and customer needs and expectations,

relevant statutory and regulatory requirements,

internal and appropriate external standards, and

documentation for performing the work.

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To increase the awareness and involvement of people, the training should cover

the vision for the future of the organization,

the organization's policies and objectives,

organizational change and development,

the initiation and implementation of improvement activities,

creativity and innovation,

organization's impact on society,

introductory programs for new people, and

periodic refresher programs for people already trained.

Training plans should include .training objectives,

training programs and methodologies,

training resources needed,

identification of necessary support ,

evaluation of training in terms of enhanced competence of people,

measurement of the effectiveness of training and the impact on the organization.

Organizations should consider providing personal development training for their people, in

organizational development training provided.

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6.3

Infrastructure

The organization shall determine, provide and maintain the infrastructure needed to achieve conformity

to product requirements. Infrastructure includes, as applicable

a) building workspace and associated utilities;

b) process equipment (both hardware and software), and

c) supporting services (such as transport or communication).

6.3

Infrastructure

Infrastructure provides the foundation for operations. Depending on the organization's products, the

infrastructure may include plant, workspace, hardware, software, tools and equipment, support services,

communication, transport and facilities.

The organization should:

define and provide an infrastructure in terms such as objectives, function, performance,

availability, cost, safety. security and renewal;

develop and implement a maintenance approach, to ensure that the infrastructure continues to

meet operational needs; this approach should consider the type and frequency of maintenance

and verification of operation of each infrastructure element, based on its criticality and usage;

evaluate the infrastructure against the needs and expectations of ail interested parties;

consider environmental issues associated with infrastructure, such as conservation, pollution,

waste and recycling.

Natural phenomena that cannot be controlled may impact the infrastructure. The plan for the

infrastructure should consider associated risks and include strategies to maintain the quality of products.

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6.4

Work Environment

The organization shall determine and manage the work environment needed to achieve conformity to

product requirements.

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6.4

Work Environment

The work environment of an organization is a combination of human and physical factors. These factors

influence motivation, satisfaction and performance of people, potentially enhancing the performance of

the organization.

Examples of human factors affecting the work environment include

creative work methodologies and opportunities for greater involvement to realize the potential

of ail people,

safety rules and guidance, including use of protective equipment, .ergonomics,

special facilities for people in the organization.

Examples of physical factors affecting the work environment include

· heat

· hygiene

vibration

· noise

· humidity

pollution

· light

· cleanliness

air flow

6.5

Information

Information is a fundamental resource for the continual development of an organization's knowledge

base and can stimulate innovation. Information is also essential for making factual decisions.

To manage information effectively, the organization should:

identify its information needs,

identify internal and external sources of information.

provide timely access to adequate infon"l1ation,

use infon"l1ation to meet its strategies and objectives.

ensure appropriate security and confidentiality.

The managing of information should be evaluated for its effectiveness and efficiency, and

improvements should be implemented.

6.6

Suppliers and Partnerships

Organizations can benefit from establishing relationships with suppliers and partners to promote and

facilitate clear and open communication and to improve the processes that create value.

There are various opportunities for organizations to increase value through working with their suppliers

and partners such as

optimizing the number of suppliers and partners.

establishing two-way communication at the most appropriate level in both organizations to

facilitate rapid solution of problems, and to avoid costly delays or disputes.

cooperation with suppliers in validation of the capability of their processes, .monitoring of

supplier ability to deliver confon"l1ing products,

encouraging suppliers to implement continual improvement programmes and to participate in

joint improvement initiatives,

involving suppliers in the organization's design and/or development activities to share

knowledge and improve the realization and delivery of conforming products,

involving partners in identification of purchasing needs and joint strategy development,

evaluating, recognizing and rewarding efforts achieved by suppliers and partners.

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6.7

Natural resources

Consideration should be given to the natural resources that can influence the performance of the

organization. While such resources are often out of the direct control of the organization, they can have

significant positive or negative effects on its results. The organization should have plans, or contingency

plans, to ensure the availability of these resources and to prevent or minimize negative effects.

6.8

Financial Resources

Resource management should include activities for determining the needs for, and sources of, financial

resources. The control of financial resources should include activities for comparing actual usage

against plans, and taking necessary action. Management should plan, make available and control the

financial resources necessary to implement and maintain the quality management system and achieve

the organization's objectives. Management should also consider the development of innovative financial

approaches to support and encourage improvement.

The effectiveness and efficiency of the quality management system can influence the financial results of

the organization. For example:

Internally, through process and product failures, or waste in material and time;

Externally, through product failures, costs of compensation of guarantees and warranties, costs

of lost customers and markets.

Reporting of such matters may provide a means of determining ineffective or inefficient activities, and

initiating improvement actions.

The financial reporting of activities related to the performance of the quality management system and

product quality should be used in management reviews.

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