Top management has the responsibility to inform all of SW & Sons USA, Inc.’s customers regarding any changes to the management representative and/or their prescribed duties.
NOTE The responsibility of our management representative includes liaison with external parties on matters relating to the quality management system.
5.5.2.1 Customer representative
Top management designates personnel with responsibility and authority to ensure that customer requirements are addressed. This includes selection of special characteristics, setting quality objectives and related training, corrective and preventive actions, product design and development.
5.5.3 Internal communication
Top management has ensured that appropriate communication processes have been established within the organization and that communication takes place regarding the effectiveness of the quality management system.
5.6 Management review
5.6.1 General
Top management reviews our organization's quality management system, quarterly, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness. This review includes assessing opportunities for improvement and the need for changes to the quality management system, including the quality policy and quality objectives.
Records from management reviews are maintained in accordance with clause 4.2.4.
5.6.1.1 Quality management system performance
These reviews include all requirements of the quality management system and its performance trends as an essential part of the continual improvement process.
Part of management review monitors quality objectives, and the regular reporting and evaluation of the cost of poor quality (see. 8.4.1 and 8.5.1).
Results are recorded to provide, as a minimum, evidence of the achievement of
- the quality objectives specified in the business plan, and
- customer satisfaction with product supplied.
5.6.2 Review input
The input to management review includes information on
a) results of audits,
b) customer feedback,
c) process performance and product conformity,
d) status of preventive and corrective actions,
e) follow-up actions from previous management reviews,
f) planned changes that could affect the quality management system, and