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- "Implementing the ISO 9000 Series" by James L. Lamprecht, published by Marcel
- Dekker, Inc. (270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016) 1994, 262 pp, $45
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- A Book Review by Norman C. Frank, PE, CQE, CQA
- CER Corporation, Washington, DC
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- This is the second book on the ISO 9000 Series Standards by Mr. Lamprecht.
- It is the 40th book in the "Quality and Reliability" series edited by Edward
- G. Schilling of the Rochester Institute of Technology. This book complements
- Lamprecht's first book ("ISO 9000: Preparing for Registration") by answering
- the questions raised by the readers of the first book and providing guidance
- for interpreting many of the paragraphs in ISO 9001 (ASQC Q91).
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- Lamprecht covers the history of the International Organization for
- Standardization (ISO) and the laws, policies, and directives issued by the
- European Community along with the harmonization efforts underway. The needs
- of the "ISO Coordinator" are addressed in Chapter 4, "How to Implement
- Change".
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- Chapters 5 and 6 discuss the various structures for a quality system and
- provide some sample documentation for addressing the standard's requirements.
- Both simple structures and multiple tier structures are covered sufficiently
- to guide selection of the best system for your company. Considerable
- attention is also given to the requirement for an internal audit function.
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- Lamprecht spends considerable time discussing third-party audits (audits by
- the Registrar), including what questions you probably don't have to answer.
- The six "most often made mistakes when audited" are briefly discussed, but no
- extensive help to mitigate the mistakes is given, partly because the actions
- are obvious. Two case studies/exercises are provided to help the reader gain
- an understanding of what a third-party auditor must consider during and
- audit.
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- The book concludes by looking at the changes proposed by the draft updates of
- the ISO 9000 Series Standards and the future of the ISO 9000 Series
- Standards. Lamprecht concludes that although there is considerable and
- severe criticism of the ISO 9000 Series Standards, these standards will
- survive beyond the year 2000.
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- "Implementing the ISO 9000 Series" fills many of the gaps that remained from
- Lamprecht's first book. Together they provide almost a complete discussion
- of the ISO 9000 Series Standard and their current affect on USA industry.
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- Mr. Frank has over 25 years experience in the field of quality, in the areas
- of nuclear quality assurance, research and development, and consulting. He
- is currently in Washington, D.C., with CER Corporation out of Las Vegas,
- Nevada.
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