Establishing a successful quality management system

BOBS certification is mandatory for certain industries
BOBS certification is mandatory for certain industries

As I transcribe my thoughts on how my blessed Africa took to receiving the Pandora box of quality management systems and ISO standardisation, it begs me to ask; was this a blessing or a curse or a mere stalwart wind of change to streamlining African business workplace culture to accomplish international quality eminence.

My heartfelt passion for working with quality management standards, prompted me to begin this article knowing that certain companies in my Botswana will always have that one challenge with regards to implementation, and maintenance of standards in a particular industry.

This thorn in the flesh can lead to severe drawbacks such as demoralisation of staff, which eventually leads to a deadwood quality management system. This anomaly dear reader must be avoided by all means necessary.

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