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MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT

8.1 General requirements
previous: Elements 4.10/4.13/4.14/4.17/4.20
new: Defining, planning, and implementing or measurement, monitoring, analysis and improvement  processes to ensure that the quality management system, processes and products and / or services are conform to requirements.
The organization shall identify and use appropriate statistical tools.
The results of data analysis and improvement activities shall be an input to the management review process (see 5.7)
8.2 Measurement and monitoring
8.2.1 Measurement and monitoring of system performance
previous: Element 4.17
new: Determining and establishing of processes for measurement of quality management system performance.   Customer satisfaction shall be used as one measure of system output and internal audit shall be used as a tool for evaluating ongoing system compliance.
8.2.1.1 Measurement and monitoring of customer satisfaction
previous: Monitoring of information on customer satisfaction and / or dissatisfaction.  The methods and measures for obtaining and utilizing such information and data shall be defined.
8.2.1.2 Internal Audit
previous: Element 4.17
new: The organization may carry out audits to identify potential opportunities for improvement.
8.2.2 Measurement and monitoring of processes
previous: Element 4.9
new: The organization shall apply suitable methods for measurement and monitoring of processes necessary to meet customer requirements and to demonstrate the process's continuing ability to satisfy its intended purpose.  Measurement results shall be used to maintain and / or improve those processes.
8.2.3 Measurement and monitoring of product and / or service
previous: Element 4.10
new: The organization shall apply suitable methods for measurement and monitoring of the characteristics of the product and / or service to verify that requirements for the product and / or service are met.
Evidence of implementation of required measurement and monitoring and conformance with the acceptance criteria used shall be recorded.
8.3 Control of nonconformity
previous: Element 4.13
8.3.1 General requirements
new: The organization shall provide for identifying, recording and reviewing the nature and extent of the nonconformity encountered.
8.3.2 Nonconformity review and disposition
new: No change
8.4 Analysis f data for improvement
new: The organization shall analyze applicable data to provide information on:
a)  process operation trends,
b)  customer satisfaction and / or dissatisfaction,
c)  conformance to customer requirements.
8.5 Improvement
new: The organization shall continually improve the quality management system.  The organization shall establish a system level procedure which describes the use of quality policy, objectives, internal audit results, analysis of data, corrective and preventive action and management review to facilitate continual improvement.
8.5.2 Corrective actions
new: No change
8.5.3 Preventive action
new: No modification
 

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