The concept of Lean was developed in the early 1990s from studies of the Toyota Production System. It focuses on eliminating waste in processes, waste being anything that impedes the flow of work as it is being transformed in the value chain. Lean to coin a phrase means ‘gettin...
Read MoreISO 9001:2015 was published earlier this morning! Experts from over 80 countries have spent the last three years revising ISO 9001 to ensure that this standard meets the requirements of modern life. An evolutionary process approach was taken in the revision of ISO 9001. The 2015 ...
Read MoreThe much anticipated changes to ISO 14001 have arrived with the publication of ISO 14001:2015 on the 15th of September 2015. The standard has been revised to ensure it continues to meet the expectations of organisations and maintains relevance in today’s market in order to keep...
Read MoreSQT had a very successful Tutor CPD day recently in The Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick. The event was very well attended by our tutor team. This year’s theme was ‘Technology Enabled Learning”. Dr Mark Glynn who is Head of the Teaching Enhancement & L...
Read MoreProcess Validation in the Food Industry – this is something we don’t do very well, if at all. Why? – because many FBOs don’t understand the difference between Validation and Verification. The seven HACCP principles have a lot to answer for in that they were de...
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