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Risks and opportunities
Quality management systems also develop risk-based thinking , which can help businesses to cope with uncertainty – something that has become increasingly important in the wake of the pandemic .
ISO 9001 ’ s Plan , Do , Check , Act Cycle can help manufacturers and engineering businesses to identify risks , develop strategies to deal with them , monitor and evaluate the results , and create improvements for even stronger performance .
Quality management systems can also highlight new opportunities and give manufacturers and engineering companies added clout when it comes to exploring new business in the post-pandemic world .
During the pandemic , Efinity Labs recognised the importance of implementing best practice processes to produce quality products and enter the new market of alcohol sanitiser . They therefore went on to implement ISO 9001 .
By doing this , they have gained traction in other previously unexplored markets , such as the cosmetics sector . “ The ISO is very much working in our favour at the moment ,” reported Efinity Labs ’ Operations Director .
“ All the new markets we are looking at will ensure that we will be busy .” Indeed , the company estimates that their new business will increase their turnover by three or four-fold .
This article was authored by Claire Price from QMS International , one of the UK ’ s leading ISO certification bodies .
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1 https :// www . theengineer . co . uk / comment-covid-19- engineering-industry /
2 https :// www . themanufacturer . com / articles / ukmanufacturing-pmi-highest-since-1994 /
3 https :// www . qmsuk . com / iso-standards / iso-9001
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