This week's guest is Ridha Dhrifi. Ron and Ridha discussed ISO 9001, how it aligns with lean manufacturing, balancing compliance with operational efficiency, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

Ridha's favorite quote (3:01)

His background (4:29)

The alignment between ISO 9001 and lean manufacturing (5:49)

About ISO 9001 (7:09)

Industries interested in ISO 9001 (8:31)

Making sure it's an authentic certification adding real value (10:42)

How lean thinking can help and harmonize (12:45)

How current and future state works in ISO (14:16)

Combining ISO and lean (16:30)

Advice for a quality manager on balancing compliance and operational efficiency (20:03)

How long it takes to realize ISO 9001 certification (22:49)

The order of operations (25:44)

Podcast Resources

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Ridha on LinkedIn

Integration of the Lean in ISO 9001

Integration of the Lean in Chemical Industry

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