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		<title>Advice on writing your ISO9001-2008 quality system documents</title>
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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>
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		<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>What If Governments Followed ISO9001:2008?</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/iso90012000-blog/what-if-governments-followed-iso90012008/139/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies follow ISO9001:2008 in order to reduce mistakes, improve themselves, and improve the bottom line.  What if governements followed ISO9001:2008?]]></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>
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		<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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		<title>Why having ISO9001:2008 is more important than ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our crappy economy, you might think having an ISO9001:2008 quality management system is a frivolous expense.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Here's why you NEED an ISO9001 quality system NOW!]]></description>
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		<title>Why the very first ISO9001-2008 audit is the easiest you&#8217;ll ever have.</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/why-the-very-first-iso9001-2008-audit-is-the-easiest-youll-ever-have/109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might think your first ISO9001-2008 audit will be your hardest.  While the preparation may take a long time, in some ways this will be your easiest audit.]]></description>
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		<title>Jitters about first ISO9001:2008 registration audit</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/jitters-about-first-iso90012008-registration-audit/108/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you gone through your first ISO9001:2008 registration audit?  How nervous were you?  How did you do?  Was the nervousness justified?]]></description>
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		<title>Differences between ISO9001:2000 and ISO9001:2008</title>
		<link>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/differences-between-iso90012000-and-iso90012008/106/</link>
		<comments>http://QualityManualChat.com/general-quality-system/differences-between-iso90012000-and-iso90012008/106/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your quality system ready for the latest revision of the ISO9001 quality system standard?]]></description>
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