The Quality Systems Manual is the companion to your Quality Control Manual.

Your Quality Systems Manual serves the important function of organizing your supporting documentation.

Supporting the QCM all procedures and forms must be easy to locate.

ISO requires 6 procedures are maintained to support the core elements of your quality management system.

The QSM includes these procedures and the records they require.

Also the location for procedures developed to support your industry specific activities the QSM provides a standard document format . As you identify the documentation you are currently using, or must create, to support your industry specific activities you may adapt the existing procedures format and integrate these documents into the QSM for efficient control.

The QSM includes notes and worksheets to assist you with the devlopment and integration of your industry specific documentation.

Many techniques have been tried to help organize quality documents, however the QSM has proven to be the most effective method to

Organize all supporting documents into one location

Locate these documents for efficient implementation and use

Maintain the records needed to satisfy ISO requirements

Enhance the performance of audits

The QSM is key to successful Fast Track implementation and ISO certification.