Oxebridge Launches New Fan Mail Page to Irritate Critics
Egos are fragile things, and the best way to bulk up a fragile thing is to feed it incessantly....
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Author: Christopher Paris
REPRINT: ISO 9001’s Existential Crisis
(Originally posted 06 Sept 2013) With the Committee Draft of ISO 9001:2015, it’s evident...
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ISO Doesn’t Have Consensus on Whether it Has Consensus
ISO officials cannot agree on whether a single sentence will or will not be removed from all standards, nor what prompted it. But even as they disagree, the claim they are in agreement.
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ANAB Opens, Closes, Re-opens Smithers Complaint
After only 48 hours’ of investigation, ANAB had ruled that Smithers was not in any conflict...
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Floodgates Opened: Unprecedented CB Efforts to “Partner” with Consultants
In the past there has always been a secretive, wink-wink arrangement between some consultants and certification bodies. This has been because accreditation rules for CBs prohibit them from directly marketing their services with those of a consulting body. So any such arrangements had to be under the table. Now, not so much.
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