Editing Quality management system (section)

==Process==
A QMS process is an element of an organizational QMS. The [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001]] standard requires organizations seeking [[compliance (regulation)|compliance]] or [[certification]] to define the processes which form the QMS and the sequence and interaction of these processes. [[Butterworth-Heinemann]] and other publishers have offered several books which provide step-by-step guides to those seeking the quality certifications of their products.<ref name=i9sg>{{cite book
  | last = Anton
  | first = Doug
  |author2=Carole Anton
   | title = ISO 9001 Survival Guide, Third Edition
  | publisher = AEM Consulting Group, Inc
  | year = 2006
  | isbn = 978-0-9672170-8-6
  | page = 100}}</ref><ref name=i9ib>{{cite book
  | last = Tricker
  | first = Ray
  |author2=Bruce Sherring-Lucas
   | title = ISO 9001:2008 In Brief, Second Edition
  | publisher = Butterworth-Heinemann
  | year = 2005
  | url =https://archive.org/details/isoauditprocedur00tric
  | url-access = limited
  | isbn = 978-0-7506-6616-9
  | page = [https://archive.org/details/isoauditprocedur00tric/page/n210 192]}}</ref><ref name=i9ap>{{cite book
  | last = Tricker
  | first = Ray
  | title = ISO 9001:2000 Audit Procedures, Second Edition
  | publisher = Butterworth-Heinemann
  | year = 2005
  | url =https://archive.org/details/isoauditprocedur00tric
  | url-access = limited
  | isbn = 978-0-7506-6615-2
  | page = [https://archive.org/details/isoauditprocedur00tric/page/n338 320]}}</ref><ref name=i9fsb>{{cite book
  | last = Tricker
  | first = Ray
  | title = ISO 9001: 2000 For Small Businesses
  | publisher = Butterworth-Heinemann
  | year = 2005
  | isbn = 978-0-7506-6617-6
  | page = 480}}</ref><ref name=i9qsh>{{cite book
  | last = Hoyle
  | first = David
  | title = ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook, Fifth Edition
  | publisher = Butterworth-Heinemann
  | year = 2005
  | isbn = 978-0-7506-6785-2
  | page = 686}}</ref><ref name=i9qrs>{{cite book
  | last = Dobb
  | first = Fred
  | title = ISO 9001:2000 Quality Registration Step-by-Step, Third Edition
  | publisher = Butterworth-Heinemann
  | year = 2004
  | isbn = 978-0-7506-4949-0
  | page = 292}}</ref>

Examples of such processes include:

comply with specific requirements e.g. [[statistical process control]] and [[measurement systems analysis]],
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* [[calibrations]],
* [[corrective and preventive action]],
* [[internal audit]],
* order processes,
* [[product (business)|product]]/ [[service (economics)|service]]/ [[process modeling|process]] measurements to 
* identification, labeling and control of [[conformance testing|non-conforming]] [[product (business)|products]] to prevent its inadvertent use, delivery or processing,
* [[production plan]]s,
* [[purchasing]] and related processes such as [[distributor (business)|supplier]] selection and [[wikt:monitoring|monitoring]]

ISO 9001 requires that the performance of these processes be measured, analyzed and [[continuous improvement|continually improved]], and the results of this form an input into the [[management]] review process.