ISO 9001 - Quality management systems

How to certify ISO 9001 Quality Management System

Where can I find the official name of the standard ISO 9001 and the valid version of the standard?

  • You can always find the current edition of the standard, amendments or corrections to the standard on the website of the Lithuanian Department of Standardization.
  • ISO 9001 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015).

Overview of ISO 9001 standard

ISO 9001 is a globally recognized quality management system standard (sometimes abbreviated simply QMS) for organizations of any size and sector. The management system according to this standard has been chosen by more than half a million organizations in more than 150 countries of the world. This is the basis for companies to standardize and continuously improve their operational processes in order to ensure the highest quality of products and services.

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Certification procedures are carried out according to the basic model:

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Benefits of certification for the company

ISO 9001 certification provides for company many advantages:
  • Performance optimization;
  • Product quality improvement;
  • Competitive advantage;
  • Expansion into local and international markets;
  • Increasing customer confidence;
  • Ensuring legal compliance;
  • Competitive advantage when offering or supplying products to European Union or other countries and participating in public tenders.

Benefits of certification for the client

Our certification services guarantee that the companies you cooperate with comply with the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard. It means:
  • Higher quality of product or service;
  • Increasing trust in the supplier;
  • Less risk of dealing with low-quality products;
  • Better customer service;
  • Transparency and traceability of processes.

Is it possible to integrate ISO 9001 with other standards?

The ISO 9001 standard can be integrated into one efficiently managed system together with the following standards:
  1. ISO 14001 - Environmental management systems standard. Organizations that aim not only to ensure the quality of products and services, but also to reduce the impact of their activities on the environment, often integrate ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.

  2. ISO 45001 - Occupational safety and health management systems standard. This standard focuses on workplace safety and health, so it can be successfully integrated with ISO 9001 to ensure both high-quality products and services and safe working conditions.

  3. ISO/IEC 27001 - Information security management systems standard. For organizations that value not only quality, but also data and information security, the integration of ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 helps to create a solid management system that ensures both quality and information security.

  4. ISO 22000 - Food safety management systems standard. In the food industry, ISO 9001 is often integrated with ISO 22000 to ensure not only products high quality but also safe food production processes.

  5. ISO 50001 - Energy management systems standard. Organizations seeking to optimize their energy consumption while maintaining high quality products and services can integrate ISO 9001 with ISO 50001.

You can find more about the integrated quality management system in the section: "Integrated quality management system".

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Here we provide answers to frequently asked questions about our ISO 9001 certification process, its duration, costs and other important information.

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Where to start the certification process?

In order for us to submit an offer, please fill out the application and send it by e-mail: vs@sertika.lt;

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