The Importance of Quality Standards – Putting the Customer Upfront
It is well known that manufacturing companies
have adopted quality standards for a long period in time.
Its benefits such as but not limited to the value of the
standard, the sales and marketing advantage, and company
requirements, are well documented.
In the recent past numerous service oriented organizations
have joined the Quality standards bandwagon, but in entirety
not all for the right reasons.
This is where Constellation marine services stand out from
the rest.
While others think adoption rest solely on a mandate
to do so – constellation believes accreditation provides
a platform for a quality process that involves everyone
to deliver a good and consistent service, and adopt those
standards that fit our organization, and not attempt to
have the company fit the standards.
We are not just looking at the certificate, but process
to improve every aspect of our business.
It is a common trend observed that many companies want ISO
quality certification just to satisfy a customer requirement.
The customer states that it will only do business with organizations
that are certified as ISO compliant, so to get (or keep)
the business they need that certification. The problem here
is that these companies are looking for a short term pay-off.
They see nothing but that one benefit — we need money
Instead Constellation believes in the long term benefits,
like “if we keep the customer well satisfied, they will
want to come back again and again and again”. This is the
fact that is core to our business. We have brought into
the program that continued customer satisfaction is the
ultimate goal of a Quality system. Our quality systems put
our customers up front, we understand that any other perspective
will instead end up costing us more in the long run.
For us, quality means a product that will meet and exceed
our customers’ expectations, not only their stated expectations,
but also those implied. In addition we ensure quicker resolution
to customer complaints, value their feedback and criticism,
and have a modality of including these within the way we
execute our services.
Another aspect of our quality system is the value of consistency
in our services. Our quality systems have clear processes
to measure variations, increase control over our processes,
robust data collection metrics and clear well defined objectives
to maintain service delivery targets.
Our quality systems are devoted to continual improvement
– we understand no process is perfect – but our systems
enable us to approach the level of perfection expected,
increase our regularity in achieving objectives, and see
tangible results.
As an organization, we have chosen to be certified for ISO
9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015 / OHSAS 18001:2007 / ISO 17020,
and soon, prior to it coming in force – ISO 45000 and its
requirements.
Our quality certification agency is the most credible, and
is chosen not only to provide a certification but to add
value to our organization, and one that is fit for our business.
We are proud to state that our quality management systems
provide us an edge over the others, give a clear impetus
that customer satisfaction is core to our business, and
enables to rise above the levels of our competitors.