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28/12/2025

🚆 New Training Release | ISO 22163:2023 – Part 8 (Clauses 8.8 & 8.9)

Reliability, safety, and lifecycle performance are no longer optional in the railway sector — they are business-critical.

In Part 8 of our thorough ISO 22163:2023 training series, we deep-dive into Clauses 8.8 and 8.9, focusing on how organizations can systematically integrate RAMS, Life Cycle Costing, and First Article Inspection (FAI) into their Railway Quality Management System (RQMS).

🔍 What this session covers:
✔ Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) aligned with IEC 62278
✔ Safety management and regulatory identification within EIM processes
✔ Life Cycle Costing (LCC) for informed decision-making and cost optimization
✔ Data-driven monitoring, analysis, feedback, and continual improvement
✔ Structured First Article Inspection (FAI) planning, verification, release, and corrective actions
✔ Application across internal products, suppliers (EPPPS), production equipment, processes, and changes

🎯 Why this matters:
This module bridges design intent and operational reality, ensuring railway products are safe, reliable, maintainable, and economically sustainable throughout their lifecycle — while meeting ISO 22163 and ISO 9001 expectations.

👥 Ideal for:
Quality managers, RAMS engineers, project managers, design & validation teams, supplier quality professionals, and railway auditors.

📌 Continue your journey toward a mature, risk-based, and performance-driven RQMS.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/w2d-FY9Xqvc ISO 22163:2023 – Part 8 Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety (RAMS), Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and First Article Inspection (FAI) As railway projects grow in complexity, scale, and safety expectations, ISO 22163:2023 strengthens operat...

27/12/2025

🚆 ISO 22163:2023 – Thorough Training Series | Part 7 Released

I’m pleased to share Part 7 of our in-depth training series on ISO 22163:2023 (IRIS Certification®), focusing on one of the most critical phases of railway quality management — Production, Release, and Nonconformity Control.

🔍 This session covers Clause 8.5.4 to 8.7, with practical interpretation aligned to ISO 9001:2015 and railway-specific supplemental requirements.

📌 Key topics covered:

✔️ Preservation of Products & Services – ensuring conformity until handover
✔️ Post-Delivery Activities – technical documentation control, repairs, spares & knowledge retention
✔️ Control of Changes – structured, risk-based change management
✔️ Release of Products & Services – inspection, testing, acceptance criteria & authority
✔️ Control of Nonconforming Outputs – rework, repair, scrap, concessions & customer approvals

🎯 This training is designed for:

Railway manufacturers & suppliers

Quality, Production & Project managers

IRIS / ISO 22163 implementation teams

Internal auditors & certification aspirants

Each clause is explained with a process-based approach (EIM), emphasizing traceability, compliance, risk control, and continual improvement across the railway supply chain.

📺 Watch Part 7 of the training video to strengthen your understanding and readiness for IRIS certification and audits.

💬 I’d love to hear your feedback or questions in the comments.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/nTQNBvmPwPs ISO 22163:2023 – Part 7 Clause 8.

26/12/2025

🚆 ISO 22163:2023 Thorough Training – Part 6 | Clause 8.5.1.2 to 8.5.3.1

In the railway sector, robust production and service provision controls are critical to ensure safety, reliability, and on-time delivery across the supply chain.

In Part 6 of our ISO 22163:2023 training series, we deep-dive into Clause 8.5.1.2 to 8.5.3.1, focusing on how organizations can translate planning into disciplined, controlled, and traceable ex*****on on the shop floor and across service operations.

🔍 Key topics covered in this session include:

📅 Production scheduling aligned to short-, mid-, and long-term plans using forecasts, bottleneck analysis, risk-based planning, software tools, and efficiency measurement.

⚙️ Special processes management, including qualification, validation, revalidation, and integration of QA/QC, risk assessment, work instructions, and record retention.

🛠️ Production equipment control, covering predictive and preventive maintenance, verification, validation, deterioration protection, spare parts availability, and error prevention.

🔖 Identification & traceability, ensuring origin, warranty, nonconforming product control, and machine-readable traceability across the product life cycle.

🤝 Customer and external provider property management, with clear traceability, protection, and structured cause analysis with corrective actions.

🎯 This training is especially valuable for:

Railway OEMs and suppliers

Quality, Production, and Operations leaders

Project managers and process owners

IRIS / ISO 22163 implementation teams

📘 Whether you are implementing ISO 22163, upgrading from ISO 9001, or preparing for audits, this session strengthens your process discipline, operational maturity, and compliance confidence.

👉 Watch Part 6 and continue your journey toward railway excellence.


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22/12/2025

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🚆 ISO 22163:2023 | Clause 8.3 & 8.4 – Design, Development & Supply Chain Excellence

In the railway sector, design robustness and supply chain control are critical to safety, reliability, and lifecycle performance.
Our latest newsletter edition and training module deep-dives into ISO 22163:2023 Clause 8.3 & 8.4, translating requirements into practical, auditable, and value-driven implementation.

🔹 Clause 8.3 – Design & Development of Products and Services
✔ Integration of new technologies with structured risk assessment
✔ Design planning with defined stages, reviews, verification & validation
✔ RAMS, LCC, architecture & interface management
✔ Configuration baseline, PCR-based V&V testing, and controlled design changes

🔹 Clause 8.4 – Control of Externally Provided Processes, Products & Services
✔ Structured external provider classification, evaluation & approval
✔ Risk-based supply chain controls aligned with product criticality
✔ Performance monitoring, re-evaluation & ranking
✔ Robust release, verification, change control & supply chain cascading

📌 This edition connects ISO 9001 fundamentals with railway-specific supplemental requirements, helping organizations:
✅ Prevent defects
✅ Control design risks
✅ Strengthen supplier performance
✅ Ensure product safety across the full lifecycle

📘 Ideal for Quality, Design, Project, Supply Chain, and Railway Professionals working towards IRIS certification or system maturity.

👉 Follow the series to stay aligned with railway quality excellence.

Training video link: https://youtu.be/TbzRiIicvj4 ISO 22163:2023 – Part 4 Clause 8.

15/12/2025

🚆 ISO 22163 (IRIS) – From Competence to Controlled Operations

In the latest edition of my LinkedIn Newsletter, we deep-dive into ISO 22163:2013 Part 3, covering Clause 7.2 to Clause 8.2, where railway organizations truly convert strategy into ex*****on.

This edition explains how IRIS strengthens ISO 9001 by embedding:
✔ Competence management for all employees
✔ Structured awareness & communication processes
✔ Robust control of documented information
✔ Innovation, tender & project management
✔ Configuration management & disciplined change control
✔ Clear transformation of customer requirements into compliant deliverables

If your organization is involved in railway manufacturing, projects, maintenance, or services, this article provides practical clarity, sector-specific expectations, and audit-ready guidance.

📘 Read the full newsletter and strengthen your Railway Quality Management System.

Training video link: https://youtu.be/q-5JRQyM7p8 ISO 22163 (IRIS) – Support & Operation Excellence From Competence to Controlled Railway Operations Introduction ISO 22163 places strong emphasis on people competence, effective communication, robust documentation, and disciplined operational contro...

12/12/2025

**🚆 ISO 22163:2023 Training Series – PART 2

Strengthening Planning & Support for a Robust Railway Quality Management System (RQMS)**

In this new edition of our ISO 22163:2023 training series, we explore two foundational pillars of an effective Railway Quality Management System—Clause 6: Planning and Clause 7.1: Support.

✔ Risk & Opportunity Management (Aligned with ISO 9001:2015 + Supplemental EIM Requirements)
Learn how structured EIM processes, multidisciplinary involvement, robust record retention, and periodic evaluations help organizations anticipate, mitigate, and act effectively on emerging risks.

✔ Business Continuity Planning for the Railway Sector
Understand EVV-based planning, regular review mechanisms, and practical strategies for maintaining operational resilience across the supply chain.

✔ Quality Objectives & Change Planning
Discover how to set measurable, aligned, and actionable objectives and manage planned changes without disrupting safety, quality, or customer commitments.

✔ Support Processes That Enable Operational Excellence
We dive into:
– Resource planning using EIM & PAC
– People, infrastructure & operating environment requirements
– Measurement traceability & enhanced calibration/verification controls
– Organizational knowledge retention, transfer & protection through structured processes and digital tools.

This module provides clear, actionable insights for railway manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, and project teams aiming to elevate quality, safety, reliability, and compliance.

📌 Stay tuned for next editions covering deeper implementation guidance and best practices.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/FTwuoMX0ArY **Newsletter Edition: Strategic Planning & Robust Support Functions in ISO 22163:2023 (Part 2 – Clauses 6 & 7.

09/12/2025

🚀 New Newsletter Edition Released!
ISO 13053-1:2011 – Part 1 Training: A Complete Foundation for Six Sigma Excellence

In today’s competitive landscape, organizations must continuously improve to drive quality, performance, and profitability. My latest newsletter edition breaks down the core elements of ISO 13053-1:2011, offering a comprehensive guide to the DMAIC methodology, Six Sigma project fundamentals, organizational maturity, ISO 9001 alignment, key metrics, personnel roles, and essential training requirements.

🔥 What’s Inside?
✔ The purpose and power of Six Sigma for business improvement
✔ How DMAIC solves problems with data-driven precision
✔ Defining process maturity and building robust systems
✔ Measurement essentials: DPMO, RTY, COPQ, OTD, NPR, Return Rate
✔ Roles from Champion → Master Black Belt → Yellow Belt
✔ Minimum competencies and training for effective deployment
✔ The strong connection between Six Sigma & ISO 9001

Whether you're in manufacturing, service, or transactional operations, this edition is designed to strengthen your improvement culture and operational capability.

💡 Perfect for: Quality leaders, LSS professionals, operations managers, and anyone seeking structured business improvement.

👉 Read the full newsletter and accelerate your Six Sigma journey!

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/KjGjMlJb4Wc **📘 ISO 13053-1:2011 – Part 1 Training A Complete Foundation Guide for Six Sigma Excellence** Organizations today operate in a hyper-competitive environment that demands continuous improvement, higher productivity, and sustained customer satisfa...

07/12/2025

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🚗 NEW EDITION RELEASED!
📘 Thorough Training on IATF 16949:2016 – From Production Controls to Continual Improvement

The latest edition of our Quality Excellence Newsletter is now LIVE — delivering one of the most comprehensive deep-dive analyses into IATF 16949 operational requirements.

This edition covers everything from:
🔹 Production & Service Provision (8.5) – Control plans, standardized work, TPM, tooling, traceability
🔹 Release of Products & Services (8.6) – Layout inspection, appearance items, conformity verification
🔹 Control of Nonconforming Output (8.7) – Concessions, suspect product, rework/repair control
🔹 Monitoring & Measurement (9.1) – Statistical tools, process capability, customer satisfaction
🔹 Internal Audits (9.2) – QMS, process & product audits across all shifts
🔹 Management Review (9.3) – Data-driven inputs, strategic outputs
🔹 Improvement (Clause 10) – Problem solving, error-proofing, warranty & field failure analysis
🔹 Annex A – Control Plan Mastery – Prototype, Pre-launch, Production, and mandatory elements

Whether you're a Quality Professional, Auditor, Supplier, or Operations Leader, this edition provides practical insights, structured interpretation, and implementation guidance to strengthen your automotive QMS.

📈 Drive operational excellence.
🛠 Reduce defects and variation.
📑 Build a robust, compliant, customer-focused system.

👉 Read the full newsletter and elevate your IATF 16949 competency.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/UPC8EE_-qoA 📘 Newsletter Edition: Mastering IATF 16949:2016 – Production, Release, Nonconformity Control, Monitoring, Audits, Management Review & Improvement In this new edition of our Quality Excellence Newsletter, we continue our deep-dive journey into th...

04/12/2025

✅ TQM vs QMS vs QA vs QC — Understanding the Real Differences

In many organizations, terms like TQM, QMS, QA, and QC are used interchangeably, which often leads to confusion.
Here’s the clear distinction:

🔹 Total Quality Management (TQM)
A historical management philosophy focused on culture, leadership, and teamwork. Over time it became a broad, commercial term without defined requirements.

🔹 Quality Management System (QMS)
The correct and structured organizational framework (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949).
It defines how processes, controls, responsibilities, and improvements are managed to achieve consistent quality.

🔹 Quality Assurance (QA)
The preventive and proactive part of the QMS.
It ensures processes are capable, controlled, and continuously improved.
QA builds confidence that requirements will be met.

🔹 Quality Control (QC)
The detection and verification layer.
It identifies, measures, and reports conformity of product or process characteristics, feeding data back into QA for improvement.

📌 Simply put:
QMS is the system → QA ensures capability → QC verifies results.
TQM was the philosophy that inspired modern QMS frameworks.

02/12/2025

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🚀 New Edition Released!
Deep dive into Clause 7 – Support of IATF 16949:2016 with our latest expert article designed for automotive professionals aiming to strengthen their Quality Management Systems.

This edition covers the full spectrum of support requirements, including:

🔹 Resources – people, infrastructure, environment, MSA, laboratory requirements, traceability
🔹 Competence – qualification, OJT, internal & second-party auditor requirements
🔹 Awareness – task impact, implications, employee motivation & empowerment
🔹 Communication – structured, effective communication channels
🔹 Documented Information – creation, control, retention, engineering specifications (10-day review), QMS documentation & RDI practices

Whether you're preparing for certification, enhancing supplier capability, or elevating operational excellence, this article provides practical clarity and comprehensive interpretation aligned with ISO 9001:2015, IATF supplements, and CSR expectations.

📘 Read the full article and strengthen your QMS foundation with EQR’s training series.
Let’s build capability, discipline, and compliance — the true drivers of automotive quality.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/L60W843Gf_0 **IATF 16949:2016 Training Series by EQR – Edition 2 Mastering Clause 7: Support Requirements in Automotive QMS** Clause 7 of IATF 16949:2016 forms the operational backbone of an effective Automotive Quality Management System.

30/11/2025

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🔎 New Release: ISO 31000:2018 Clause 6 – The Complete Risk Management Process (Part 3 by EQR)

In today’s dynamic environment, organizations must manage uncertainty with clarity, structure, and confidence.
Our latest training edition dives into Clause 6 of ISO 31000:2018, explaining the entire risk management process—from communication and context-setting to assessment, treatment, monitoring, and reporting.

🎓 This session covers:

How to establish scope, context, and criteria

Conducting risk identification, analysis, and evaluation

Selecting and implementing treatment options

Monitoring & reviewing performance

Recording & reporting to strengthen governance

Practical use of Figure 4 to apply the process effectively

Whether you work in governance, strategy, quality, safety, operations, or compliance, this video offers a structured and practical approach to strengthening risk capability.

📌 Watch the full training video now and advance your ISO 31000 journey with EQR.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/T8kwYXkaaqk ISO 31000:2018 – Understanding the Risk Management Process (Clause 6) | Part 3 of EQR’s Training Series Risk management has become a cornerstone of organizational resilience, performance improvement, and decision-making excellence.

29/11/2025

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🚗 New EQR Training Release – Master IATF 16949:2016 from the Ground Up!
Our latest LinkedIn Newsletter Edition is now live, delivering a deep, structured, and professionally crafted breakdown of IATF 16949:2016 (Introduction + Clauses 1 to 6) — the foundation of every strong Automotive QMS.

This edition covers essential topics including:
🔹 Evolution from ISO/TS 16949 to IATF 16949
🔹 ISO 9001:2015 alignment, QMPs, PDCA & risk-based thinking
🔹 Automotive supplemental requirements & CSR integration
🔹 Context of the organization & QMS scope
🔹 Leadership responsibilities, product safety & escalation
🔹 Planning for risks, opportunities, contingency requirements, and quality objectives

Whether you are a quality manager, auditor, trainer, process owner, or part of the automotive supply chain, this detailed guide will help you build a strong, compliant, and customer-focused QMS foundation.

Training Video Link: https://youtu.be/MRGll9XETSs **IATF 16949:2016 Training Series by EQR – Edition Comprehensive Understanding of Introduction & Clauses 1 to 6** The global automotive industry operates on the backbone of strong, disciplined quality management systems.