Which standards can help your company beat the recession?
Selecting and adhering to company standards has a history of helping to support and contributing to the strong performance of companies, even in tough trading conditions. Part of the difficulty is not only adhering to the standards, but choosing the correct company standards to augment your business structure. The following checklist provides some important standards that if implemented correctly could just help your company from beating the recession.
1 Act early to decrease cost and inefficiency:
ISO 9001 Quality management; ISO 14001 Environmental management
2 Keep trading continuously:
BS 25999 Business continuity
3 Hold on to your best customers:
ISO 9001 Quality management; BS 10001 Customer satisfaction
4 Hold on to your best staff:
ISO 14001 Environmental management; SA8000 Social accountability;
BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety
5 Diversify and innovate:
Kitemark; ISO 9001 Quality management; ISO 14001 Environmental management; all product standards
6 Keep control of inventory:
ISO 9001 Quality management
7 Increase market presence:
Management Systems certifications and Kitemark
8 Work on improving your business:
ISO 9001 Quality management
9 Avoid unnecessary risk and debt:
BS 31100 Risk management; ISO IEC 27001 Information security
management; ComplytoSupply™
10 Work to create and maintain competitive advantage:
ISO 9001 Quality management; Kitemark; all product standards