Shine Star Eng. Steel & Welding LLC: Quality Management Systemprocedure
Shine Star Eng. Steel & Welding LLC: Quality Management Systemprocedure
Shine Star Eng. Steel & Welding LLC: Quality Management Systemprocedure
2. PURPOSE
2.1. The purpose of this procedure is to determine the issues and requirements of interested parties
that can impact on the planning of the quality management system.
3. SCOPE
3.1. By identifying the key elements herein, the full context of the organization can be understood, and
thus communicated to employees, customers, regulators and other third parties.
3.2. By doing so, the organization’s ability to consistently provide services that meet customer and
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements or the organization’s aim to enhance customer
satisfaction
3.3. The top management is responsible for implementation and management of this procedure.
4. DEFINITIONS
4.2Interested party:
An interested party is anyone who can affect, be affected by, or believe that they are affected by a
decision or activity. An interested party is a person, group, or organization that has an interest or
a stake in a decision or activity.
5. PROCEDURE:
Internal context can also be defined as anything within the organization that may influence the way in
which the organization manages its internal risks. Once the internal context is understood, SHINE
STAR ENG. STEEL & WELDING LLC conducted the macro-environmental external analysis using
“SWOT” (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis. This analysis determines which
factors are can influence how the organization operates. The organization cannot control these factors,
but they must seek to adapt to them. Completing a PEST (Political, Economical, Social and
Technological) analysis is simple and helps the individuals involved in the organization to understand
and find ways to deal with the context.
Although organizations cannot control macro-environment factors, SHINE STAR ENG. STEEL &
WELDING LLC understood to manage them to their advantage. They also need to protect themselves
from PEST factors which may increase operational costs or affect their reputation.
5.3. The external Context of the Organization
The external context’s micro-environment consists of the organization’s immediate operations and
how they affect its performance and decision-making. These factors have a direct impact on the
success of the organization. It is important to have a full analysis of the micro-environment before
moving to strategy development. Here are some of the micro-environmental context factors.
Customers:
Organizations must attract and retain customers by offering products services that meet their needs
along with providing excellent customer service.
Employees:
There must be availability of people with the motivation to remain as contributing members of the
organization and develop the skills necessary to provide a competitive GA.
Suppliers:
Suppliers provide organizations with the resources they need to carry out their activities. If a supplier
provides bad service, this affects the way the organization operates. Close supplier relationships are an
effective way to remain competitive and secure the resources needed
Investors:
All organizations require investment to grow. They may borrow the money from a bank or have people
invest in their work. Relationships with investors need to be managed carefully as problems can
detrimentally affect the long-term success of the organization
Media:
Positive media attention can bring success to the organization by maintaining its reputational strength.
Managing the media (including the presence in social media) is a challenge.
Competitors:
Members of the organization need to have a sense of belonging. Can the organization offer benefits that
are better than those offered by the competitors? Is there a strong value proposition? Competitor
analysis and monitoring is crucial if an organization is to maintain or improve its position in the
competitive landscape of the community. The organization must always be aware of its competitor’s
activities. The landscape can change quickly.
Depends upon the data available from the analysis, organization conducted the SWOT analysis which
helped the management to develop a business strategy.
6. Records
SWOT Analysis Matrix SSE-QSF-UCO-F01