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		<title>Do you know a company that is ISO9001 certified, but maybe should not be?</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/do-you-know-a-company-that-is-iso9001-certified-but-maybe-should-not-be/182/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you dealt with a company that allegedly has ISO9001-2008 certification, but you wonder how they keep their certification?]]></description>
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		<title>Reap benefits of ISO9001-2008 without any cost</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/reap-benefits-of-iso9001-2008-without-any-cost/174/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's how you can reap some benefits of an ISO9001-2008 quality management system without incurring any of the costs.]]></description>
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		<title>Is it possible to get ISO9001-2008 accredited before you start a business?</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/is-it-possible-to-get-iso9001-2008-accredited-before-you-start-a-business/157/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I had a few phone calls, and a brief introductory meeting, with a gentleman who claimed he and his partner were in business making electronic devices.  He said a large, well-known company wanted to do business with him, and the potential customer insisted he have his ISO9001-2008 certificate.  We talked quite a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISO9001-2008 Similarities to Government</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/iso9001-2008-similarities-to-government/155/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day it dawned on me that ISO9001-2008 performs a function similar to governments.  How so?]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ISO9001-2008 certified?  There are 2 kinds of ISO9001 companies.  Which one are you?</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/are-you-iso9001-2008-certified-there-are-2-kinds-of-iso9001-companies-which-one-are-you/152/</link>
		<comments>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/are-you-iso9001-2008-certified-there-are-2-kinds-of-iso9001-companies-which-one-are-you/152/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my opinion there are basically 2 kinds of companies that are registered to ISO9001-2008.  Which one are you?]]></description>
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		<title>Advice on writing your ISO9001-2008 quality system documents</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/advice-on-writing-your-iso9001-2008-quality-system-documents/145/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tips on writing your quality system documentation, from someone who's done it many times.]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Your ISO9001:2008 Documentation?  KISS!</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/writing-your-iso90012008-documentation-kiss/143/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no need for your ISO9001:2008 quality system documentation to be overly complex.  The more complicated you make it, the harder it is to follow, and the less your people will want to do it.  So why do people insist on lengthly, complex documents?]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a Corrective Action Request to a Vendor</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/writing-a-corrective-action-request-to-a-vendor/141/</link>
		<comments>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/writing-a-corrective-action-request-to-a-vendor/141/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corrective action requests are not limited to your internal operations.  You can issue them to suppliers as well.  But there are things to consider when sending a vendor corrective action request.]]></description>
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		<title>Your ISO9001:2008 quality system:  A real effort at improving, or the bare minimum?</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/your-iso90012008-quality-system-a-real-effort-at-improving-or-the-bare-minimum/137/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 05:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have ISO9001:2008?  Does your company genuinely want to improve?  Or do you do the bare minimum needed to keep your certificate?]]></description>
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		<title>ISO9001-2008 Helps Auto Dealer Get Paid!</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/iso9001-2008-helps-auto-dealer-get-paid/130/</link>
		<comments>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/iso9001-2008-helps-auto-dealer-get-paid/130/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitzgerald Auto Malls successfully implemented an ISO9001 quality management system, and it has paid off for them.
Last summer, during the &#8220;Cash For Clunkers&#8221; program, there were reports that some auto dealers were not being paid by the federal government.  Fitzgerald Auto Malls used their ISO9001 system to develop work instructions for their employees as [...]]]></description>
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