Thesis (MTech (Quality))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / The diffusion of a Quality Management System (QMS) to improve business performance depends upon the quality management strategy used. The aim of Eskom’s QMS strategy was to create a sustainable quality drive throughout the company to improve customer and stakeholder satisfaction. This research project’s objective is to determine how the diffusion of a QMS can improve the electricity supply industry in the Western Cape division of the electricity sector in South Africa. The key research objectives within the research study are:  to assess what effect a QMS has on a sustainable long-term solution for energy supply;  to assess how a QMS contributes to the establishment of world class processes and practices;  to determine how a QMS affects quality culture;  to determine what factors of a QMS play a role in a continual improvement process, and  to determine what barriers affect a sustainable QMS implementation. The research question is: “how can the diffusion of a QMS bring improvement to the electricity supply industry?” A quantitative research methodology was employed in the study. The responses to a survey questionnaire were analysed and conclusions were drawn. The research finding is that diffusion of a QMS improves the electricity industry by positively affecting attitudes towards the challenge of securing a sustainable long-term energy supply, improving processes and practices, engendering a quality culture and contributing towards continual improvement. At the same time, certain barriers to the implementation of a sustainable QMS were identified.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:52:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FilipeCRC.pdf: 896778 bytes, checksum: 2ef0a50a06c6b9695af27dfc9356ceee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-19 / This work has as its main purpose to set a model of Quality Management for micro and small companies integrating the management models: Six Sigma strategy to NBR ISO 9001:2000. An exploratory research is developed to collect technical and bibliographical information on both methods, emphasizing their integration. Then, a survey is carried out on 65 analysts/consultants of Quality Management Systems and it has detected, besides other factors, that current methodologies must be associated in order to reach better results. At last, it proposes the Sigma 9001 model, which aims to make it possible for micro and small companies to objectively and with low costs, implement a Quality Management System, able to assure competitive advantage through improvement identification in the processes, as well as an improvement in the companies management / Este trabalho tem como principal objetivo propor um modelo de Gest?o da Qualidade para micro e pequenas empresas integrando os modelos de gest?o: estrat?gia Seis Sigma e NBR ISO 9001:2000. ? desenvolvida uma pesquisa explorat?ria para levantamento das informa??es t?cnicas e bibliogr?ficas existentes sobre as duas propostas, com ?nfase em sua integra??o. Em seguida, procede-se a uma pesquisa de opini?o, por meio de question?rio, realizada com 65 analistas/consultores de Sistemas de Gest?o da Qualidade, em que foi detectado, entre outros fatores, que as metodologias atualmente existentes necessitam ser mescladas para obten??o de melhores resultados. Por fim, prop?e-se o modelo Sigma 9001, que visa dar oportunidade ?s micro e pequenas empresas de implementar, de forma objetiva e com baixo custo, um Sistema de Gest?o da Qualidade capaz de assegurar vantagem competitiva, atrav?s da detec??o de melhorias nos processos, bem como, uma melhoria na gest?o

Summary Along the development of bussines and market environment, where supply is superior to demand todays world brings also higher standards of a customer. Customers aren't willing to make any concessions or tolerate mistakes of suppliers, and still demand highest quality. Companies are exposed to big competition and searching for possibilities how to prevail on market. One of these possibilities is high quality product and service. The amount of companies, which have quality certificates proves how important is to have good reliable product. The product and service quality became an important rival factor and often evenly matched, or even more important then price. Graduation theses is concerning area of a management quality as a tool for upgrading efficiency of a company and quality management with the purpose to gain and maintain customers satisfaction. The objective of this theses is to evaluate actual situation of quality management and to propose general changes in managing, leading to create quality system which enables acquirement of the quality certificate. To achieve objective of this theses, an analyses of current management in a certain company was elaborated. On the base of this analyses general changes in quality management were proposed by selected elements of the norm ISO 9001:2000. The outcome of this work proves, that there are many steps and changes needed to be accomplished to achieve in the quality management which is true to the norm CSN EN ISO 9001:2001.

Orientador: Eugenio Jose Zoqui / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T02:25:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FerreiraFilho_ManoelXavier_M.pdf: 1446380 bytes, checksum: 1031906af8002386a73f92efd1851c80 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho é levantar como as micro e pequenas empresas pequisadas, implantaram seus sistemas de gestão da qualidade, procurando identificar as diferenças e semelhanças entre as implementações, as dificuldade encontradas relacionadas às seções e a cada requisito da norma, assim como os fatores considerados por elas como determinantes para o sucesso na implantação da NBR ISO 9001. A partir da pesquisa bibliográfica foram levantados os aspectos mais importantes para a implementação do sistema de gestão da qualidade, descrevendo o que é a norma, seu objetivo, histórico, família e evolução da mesma ao longo do tempo. Para o estudo de caso, 34 empresas de micro e pequeno porte, localizadas no Estado de Goiás, participantes do programa SEBRAE ISO para pequenas empresas nos anos de 2003 a 2006, participaram da pesquisa de campo por meio de entrevistas junto ao representante da Direção da empresa com questionários estruturados e com perguntas fechadas. Após a pequisa foi feita a análise dos dados buscando cruzar as diversas informações levantadas no intuito de conhecer os fatores determinantes para o sucesso na implantação da NBR ISO 9001. Os resultados desta pesquisa indicam quais são os fatores determinantes e o grau de dificuldade encontrada para a implantação da norma. Finalmente são feitas algumas recomendações práticas para a implantação da NBR ISO 9001 nas micro e pequenas empresas, bem como algumas propostas de trabalhos futuros necessários ao aprofundamento do conhecimento do ambiente das micro e pequenas empresas relativos à norma ISO 9001. / Abstract: The objective of this project is to discover how the micro and small businesses studied through this work implemented their quality systems, by trying to identify the differences and similarities between the implementations; the difficulties faced related to each section and to each requirement of the norm; and also the factors considered by them as being crucial for the success in the implementation of NBR ISO 9001. From the bibliographic research, the following were identified simultaneously: the most important aspects for the implementation of the quality system, the description of the definition of norm, its objective, history, family, and evolution. In order to completed the project thirty -four (34) small and micro businesses in the State of Goias, participants of the SEBRAE ISO Program for small business from the year 2003 to 2006, participated in the research through interviews performed with each business's director. The interviews used structured questionnaires with short answers. After the research was completed, an analysis of all the information acquired throughout was used to determine the crucial factors required for the success in the implementation of NBR ISO 9001.The results of the research indicate what are the determining factors and the degree of difficulty found in the implementation of the norm. Finally a few practical recommendations are made for the implementation of NBR ISO 9001 in micro and small business, along with a few proposals for future projects necessary for further understanding of the ambiance of the micro and small business in regards to the norm ISO 9001. / Mestrado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-03-13T19:17:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ibersonmendesdacosta.pdf: 887814 bytes, checksum: da1f9e778ed7a43145b2dd9c89bf926d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-03-13T19:34:42Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ibersonmendesdacosta.pdf: 887814 bytes, checksum: da1f9e778ed7a43145b2dd9c89bf926d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-13T19:34:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ibersonmendesdacosta.pdf: 887814 bytes, checksum: da1f9e778ed7a43145b2dd9c89bf926d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-29 / A presente dissertação foi desenvolvida como parte integrante do Programa de Pósgraduação Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação Pública (PPGP), da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). O objetivo principal foi analisar o processo de certificação com a Norma ISO 9001:2008, na Escola Estadual Eduardo Ribeiro, no município de Tefé, Estado do Amazonas, para identificar quais as principais dificuldades a partir da percepção dos atores envolvidos. A busca pela qualidade da educação oferecida nas escolas brasileiras tem despertado interesse de estudiosos, especialistas e, em alguns casos, do poder público. A Secretaria de Estado de Educação e Qualidade do Ensino (SEDUC/AM), na procura por novas formas de ver e pensar a educação, adotou em algumas escolas amazonenses essa ferramenta como mecanismo gerenciador. A relevância do presente estudo se situa, especialmente, na implementação da referida certificação em escolas estaduais do Amazonas, já que o processo apresenta algumas dificuldades. As impressões desta análise, confirmadas ao longo da pesquisa, são relativas à necessidade de se propor melhorias no processo de certificação das escolas da rede estadual de ensino do Amazonas. A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo de caso de caráter qualitativo. Os dados foram coletados, inicialmente, por meio de pesquisa documental e bibliográfica, caracterizada por um levantamento de dados exploratório em materiais literários disponíveis. Posteriormente, foi utilizada a entrevista semiestruturada, aplicada junto a uma representante do órgão central, neste caso a SEDUC/AM, e à atual diretora da escola, além de um questionário com perguntas estruturadas aplicado junto aos servidores da escola. Para o desenvolvimento do referencial teórico da pesquisa, recorreu-se a autores e pesquisadores com uma reconhecida contribuição no campo da Qualidade e da Qualidade da Educação, associando-os à Certificação ISO 9001:2008. Dentre eles, destacamos: Assunção (2012), Campos (1994), Carvalho (2012), Carpinetti (2010), Chiavenato (2010), Crosby (1979), Deming (1997), Demo (1994), Gil (2008), Juran (1991), Mello (2009), Paladini (2009), Ramos (2005), Wittmann (2004) e Xavier (1997). A pesquisa revelou ainda que o processo de certificação com a norma adotada é passível de falhas e carente de aperfeiçoamento. Os dados obtidos na pesquisa mostraram que o modelo seguido pela instituição para orientar a certificação das escolas pode ocasionar uma implementação incerta e, consequentemente, impedir que elas possam superar as inconformidades necessárias para que sejam certificadas. / This thesis has been developed as part of the Graduate Program in Professional Management and Public Education Evaluation (PPGP), the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). The main objective was to analyze the process of certification to ISO 9001: 2008, in the State School Eduardo Ribeiro, in Tefé, State of Amazonas, to identify the main difficulties from the perception of the actors involved. The search for quality of education offered in Brazilian schools has aroused the interest of scholars, experts, and in some cases the government. The State Secretariat for Education and Teaching Quality (SEDUC / AM), in the search for new ways of seeing and thinking about education, adopted in some Amazonian schools this tool as manager mechanism. The relevance of this study lies especially in the implementation of such certification in state schools in the Amazon, since the process has some difficulties. The impressions of this analysis, confirmed during the research, are related to the need to propose improvements in the certification process of the schools of the state of Amazonas education. The methodology used was the study of qualitative case. Data were collected initially through documental and bibliographic research, characterized by a survey of exploratory data in literary materials available. Subsequently, the semi-structured interview, applied with a representative of the central organ was used in this case SEDUC / AM, and the current director of the school, as well as a questionnaire with structured questions applied next to the school servers. To develop the theoretical framework of the research, we used the authors and researchers with a recognized contribution in the field of Quality and Education Quality, linking them to the ISO 9001: 2008. Among them include: Assumption (2012), Campos (1994), Carvalho (2012), Carpinetti (2010), Chiavenato (2010), Crosby (1979), Deming (1997) Demo (1994), Gil (2008), juran (1991), Mello (2009), Paladini (2009), Ramos (2005), Wittmann (2004) and Xavier (1997). The survey also revealed that the certification process with the standard adopted is subject to failure and in need of improvement. The data obtained in the study showed that the model used by the institution to guide the certification of schools may cause an uncertain implementation and thus prevent them can overcome the necessary unconformities to be certified.

The diploma thesis deals with the revision of the quality management system. The thesis contains a theoretical part that approximates the historical development of quality management, a brief description of the standard ISO 9001 and the changes that are between the revisions of 2008 and 2015. The diploma thesis is further focused on the analysis of the current status in the selected organization, the comparison of the requirements, must be added. The result of these activities is to propose changes to be made to successfully recertify the quality management system.

This thesis is deal with improvement of processes services dining and accomodation for organization Halls of Residence and Dining Services of Brno University of Technology with the focus in the area dining according to ISO 9001 Standard.

Kvalitetsledningsstandard ISO 9001 samt miljöledningsstandard ISO 14001 är idag frekvent förekommande i svenska företag. Standarderna har som syfte att ligga till grund för en organisations ledningssystem och innehåller en mängd kravspecifikationer som anses vara optimala för att en verksamhet ska bedriva ett hållbart kvalitetsarbete. Standarderna ges ut av International Organization for Standardization, vilken förkortas som ISO. Förkortningen grundar sig i det grekiska ordet isos som kan översättas till identisk eller lika. Grundidén för ISO-standarder är nämligen att de är standardiserade riktlinjer som går att applicera på alla organisationer med samma resultat.    Genom en kvalitativ flerfallsstudie så ämnar forskningen att undersöka hur organisationer påverkas av ISO-standarders spridning och institutionalisering, samt vad det har för effekt på dess arbete med kvalitet och hållbarhet. Under arbetets gång så har primärdata samlats in genom sex semi-strukturerade intervjuer med kvalitetschefer, miljöchefer och projektansvariga på ISO-certifierade företag samt hos Swedish Standards Institute. Majoriteten av forskningsanalysen behandlar ISO-standarder i kontexten kring institutionalisering, isomorfism och institutionellt tryck, men den undersöker även företags påstådda motiv, och hur de upplever de organisatoriska konsekvenserna av anpassningen till ett ISO-certifierat ledningssystem.   Utfallet av undersökningen visar att de undersökta företagen påstår sig ha tre olika motiv till att göra en anpassning till ISO-standarder och dessa är: Påtryckningar från intressenter och kundernas krav på certifierade ledningssystem, certifieringar som konkurrensfördel i upphandlingar, samt en tilltro till standardens förmåga att effektivisera den egna verksamheten.   Påtryckningarna från intressenter har visat sig ha en central roll i hur företaget bedriver sitt arbete med standarder. De organisatoriska effekterna upplevs av samtliga respondenter som positiva men ger i de flesta fall inte intryck av att vara bra nog för att motivera den mängd tid och resurser som krävs för att erhålla ett certifikat. Istället sätts processen ofta igång genom ett tryck från omgivningen där kunderna genom sina kravställningar har en förmåga att få företagen att initiera sin anpassning. Svenska organisationer drivs således till att anpassa sig till samma typ av standardiserade sätt att bedriva sitt arbete, vilket gör dem mer homogena med sin omgivning och bidrar till att kvalitets- och miljöarbetet allt mer blir professionaliserat. / Quality management standard ISO 9001 and environmental management standard ISO 14001 are frequently occuring in swedish enterprises. The standards are intented to provide a foundation for an organization’s management system and they contain a series of specifications that are estimated to be optimal for a business to conduct a sustainable and high quality operation. ISO-standards are published by International Organization for Standardization, which is abbreviated as ISO. The abbreviation stems in the greek term isos, which can be translated into equal or alike. The main idea of ISO-standards is that they are a series of standardized guidelines which can be applied to any organization with the same results.   By conducting a qualitative multi-case study the research intends to examine how organizations are affected by the ISO-standards proliferation and institutionalization, as well as its perceived effects on firms’ work with quality and sustainability. Primary data has been gathered during the course of the research by conducting six semi-structured interviews with quality managers, environmental managers and project managers at ISO-certified enterprises as well as the Swedish Standards Institute. The majority of the analysis treats ISO-standards in the context of institutionalization, isomorphism and institutional pressure. Moreover, it also examines the enterprises alleged motives for adaption as well as their experience of the organizational changes a certified management system entails. The results of the research shows that the examined enterprises claims to have three different motives for adaption: Pressure from stakeholders and the customers’ demands for certified management systems, certificates as a competitive advantage in procurements, as well as a trust in the standards ability to streamline the organization.   The pressure from stakeholders have proven to play a central role in how the enterprise conducts work with the standards. The organizational effects are perceived by all respondents as positive. However, in most cases they do not give the impression of being worthy of the time and effort required to achieve a certificate. Instead, the process of acquiring a certificate is often initiated as a direct response to customers’ demands. Thus, the organizations are more inclined to adapting the same kind of standardized ways of planning their operations, which further makes them homogeneous with their environment as well as contributes to the professionalization of quality- and environmental work.

Den reviderade versionen av standarden för kvalitetsledningssystem, ISO 9001, publicerades i september 2015. Tidigare forskning visar att flera undersökningar har funnit en positiv inverkan av ISO 9001 medan andra studier inte kunnat fastställa detta resultat. Syftet med studien var att undersöka de främsta förändringarna i reviderade ISO 9001 som uppfattades möta företags och organisationers interna kunders behov. En kvalitativ undersökning genomfördes i form av intervjuer med tio respondenter. Resultatet av intervjuerna visade att standarden ansågs ge förutsättningar för att kunna bygga ett kvalitetsledningssystem som är anpassat till behoven i organisationen. I den reviderade standarden har ledningen ett tydligare ansvar för kvalitetsledningssystemet vilket är den förändring som främst uppfattades möta de interna behoven. Studiens resultat är ett bidrag till företag och organisationer som önskar öka sin kunskap om vilken kundnytta ISO 9001:2015 kan bidra med till de interna kunderna. / The revised version of the standard for quality management, ISO 9001, was published in September 2015. Previous research has shown that several studies have found a positive effect of the standard while other studies have not been able to determine this result. The aim of the study was to examine if the main changes in the revised ISO 9001 was perceived to meet companies and organizations internal customers needs. A qualitative study was conducted in the form of interviews with ten respondents. The result of the interviews showed that the standard was considered to provide the conditions to build a quality management system that is tailored to the needs of the organization. In the revised standard, management has a clear responsibility for the quality management system which was the change that was primarily conceived to meet the internal needs. The results of the study are a contribution to companies and organizations that wish to increase their knowledge aboutthe customer benefits which ISO 9001: 2015 may contribute to the internal customers.

Os aglomerados de pequenas e médias empresas têm recebido grande atenção devido ao potencial de desenvolvimento econômico e social que eles representam. Percebe-se que, ao aproveitar as semelhanças existentes entre as empresas de um aglomerado, a aplicação de ferramentas de melhoria organizacional pode ser potencializada. Da mesma forma, a necessidade de aumentar a competitividade das empresas pela implantação dessas ferramentas pode estimular o desenvolvimento de ações conjuntas. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve por objetivo propor um processo de implementação de um Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade (SGQ) para grupos de empresas. O trabalho consistiu em um levantamento bibliográfico, além do desenvolvimento da proposta e de uma pesquisa de campo. As etapas de pesquisa de campo envolveram a identificação, a escolha e a caracterização do aglomerado e das empresas típicas do aglomerado. Com o levantamento dessas informações, foi elaborada uma estrutura para implantação do SGQ, delineada com base no estudo de caso do aglomerado de empresas de máquinas e equipamentos da cidade de Sertãozinho. A partir deste estudo, propôs-se uma estrutura documental e um processo de implementação conjunta de um SGQ baseado nos requisitos da ISO 9001:2000. Foi possível constatar que as similaridades existentes entre as pequenas empresas, aliadas à necessidade e ao tipo de relacionamento da cadeia local, facilitam o desenvolvimento de um processo de implementação conjunta. A proposta foi avaliada por meio de entrevistas com representantes de empresas e entidades do aglomerado de Sertãozinho. A partir dessa avaliação, foi possível perceber que a proposta é viável, no entanto, dependerá da preparação das empresas e também do apoio de instituições e empresas que exercem a governança na região. / Small and medium-sized entrerprise clusters have received great attention due to their potential for promoting the economic and social development of the companies they represent. Upon exploiting the similarities among companies from the same cluster, the application of continuous improvement tools is facilitated. Following this line of thinking, the necessity of increasing companies\' competitiveness through the deployment of these tools may stimulate the development of collaborative initiatives. Therefore, the objective of this research is to propose a process for deploying a Quality Management System (QMS) for groups of companies. This work consists of a literature review, the proposal development and a field research. The stages of the field research included the identification, choice and characterization of the cluster and its typical companies. Based on this data, which was obtained by means of a case study undertook in Sertãozinho industrial machine and equipment cluster, a structure for deploying the QMS was built. Later, a document structure and a join action process for the QMS based on the requirements from ISO 9001:2000 was proposed. Interviews with the representatives of some companies from this cluster were used to assess the proposal. These interviews showed that this proposal is viable, but its success will depend on the companies\' preparation and also on the support of the institutions which govern the region.