International standarts

 

ISO 9000

ISO 9000 is a framework for good management practice, for focusing on customer needs and expectations for any business or organization. It encourages the use of quality control and quality assurance techniques, and encourages quality planning for both products and services. Read more

ISO 14000

ISO 14000 is the series of international standards for environmental management systems. The purpose of this standard is to support environmental protection, and to prevent environmental pollution while integrating with the socio-economical needs of an organization. Read more

OHSAS 18000

The main goal of an organization occupational safety management system is to provide a safe and secure work environment, to avoid accidents and to ensure high levels of operational safety. Read more

 

HACCP

HACCP is a system of self-control for the food industry. It is based on food safety, and avoidance of problems due to food contamination. This is the system for assuring food safety. The system is based on activities designed to prevent potential hazards to human health. Some of these actions are mandatory and required by the state in order to guarantee safe food for consumers. As this deals with legal implications, food companies must observe these requirements. Read more

 

ISO 22000

ISO 22000 is a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization which specifies the requirements for a food safety management system. The most effective food safety systems are established, operated and updated within the framework of a structured management system and incorporated into the overall management activities of the organization. This provides maximum benefit for the organization and interested parties. ISO 22000 has been aligned with ISO 9001 in order to enhance the compatibility of the two standards. Read more

 

BRC

British Retail Consortium (BRC), developed two main standards: the BRC Food Technical Standard to be used to evaluate manufacturers of retailers own brand food products and the Packaging Standard in 2002. Read more

 

EFQM Excellence Model

The EFQM Excellence Model is a further practical tool to help enterprises on the road to improvement. The model is based on the experience of many thousands of business enterprises across Europe. Accordingly, it provides a benchmark against which a company can compare its own performance, as a basis for improving its management techniques and practices. It is a dynamic model, now accepted as an international management philosophy. Read more

 

Investors in Excellence (IiE)

The Investors in Excellence standard is designed to help all types of organizations to improve their key performance areas, including leadership, processes, people and results.

The Investors in Excellence standard is closely aligned to the EFQM Excellence Model. Recognised as the world’s premier management framework, the Model provides a non-prescriptive approach to continuous improvement. Read more

 

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Total quality management is an organizational culture, committed to the achievement of customer satisfaction through continuous improvement. The culture will be different in different industries and different countries. But there are common principles of TQM, which have been implemented in
many organizations in order to create larger market share, and to increase income and reduce costs. Read more

Integrated management system

An integrated management system (IMS) is a management system which integrates all components of a business into one coherent system to enable delivery of the purpose and mission of the business. Read more