Would ISO 9001 help a small Machine Shop?
Considering implementing some sort of ISO certified QMS for two reasons. #1 For the possibility that it may save us money. #2 To attract larger customers with higher volume orders. Let me give you a vague overview of what we do. We are a machine shop that does work ranging from 1 part to 200 parts, generally. We build small parts for companies as well as large die sets. Most of our orders are for custom parts between the quantities of 1 and 10, though we do warehouse many blanket orders. We employ between 10-20 shop workers. The limited quality program we currently have in place is as follows – some companies require inspections, so we provide inspection sheets for those companies. Our shop workers double check all of their work along way anyways, as a mistake is very costly. My view on certified quality programs are that they are primarily for larger manufacturers running large numbers of similar parts (thousands). Would an ISO certification help a shop like this and is it practical g
