Integrated Management Systems – The 21st century Corporate Gold Standard
Today’s key difference between the most successful organisations and the rest is operational performance, and this is founded on the strategic continuous improvement of dynamism and efficiency. An Integrated Management System is the proven comprehensive solution to effective business management, providing ambitious organisations with the competitive edge required to become established market leaders. Far from a melting-pot of incongruous elements, an IMS provides an inclusive yet focused and effective approach to business management, aimed at optimising operational performance and ensuring legislative compliance in key strategic areas. An IMS is a total management solution. | An Integrated Management System combines the internationally recognised standards for quality (ISO 9001:2008), occupational health & safety (OHSAS 18001:2007) and environmental (ISO 14001:2004) management proficiency; the elements which form the base of the corporate gold standard, and prerequisites for discerning consumers worldwide. The implementation of an IMS opens up previously inaccessible markets, communicating a standard of key sector competence in a universally comprehensible international business language. |
The Benefits of an Integrated Management System
An IMS provides an organisation with the operational cogency of one common management system, whilst still maintaining a specific focus on:
- Quality Improvement
- Environmental Responsibility
- Occupational Health & Safety Control
An Integrated Management System allows an organisation to enjoy the benefits of multiple management system standards – ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007 – whilst creating one efficient, individually tailored management system to streamline its particular operational policies, processes and controls. Direct benefits of the integrated approach include:
- Combined benefits of environmental, health & safety, and quality management
- Improved corporate image through demonstration of commitment to environmental, health & safety, and quality issues
- Consistency of aims and objectives through the unambiguous reconciliation and demarcation of management system elements
- Time and cost reduction through clarity of implementation and operation
- Reduction in audit time, fees, and frequency
- Reduction in certification costs
- Improvement in staff motivation and efficiency through the definition of clear roles and responsibilities
- Increased operational efficiency
An Integrated Management System offers an organisation the competitive edge required to increase market share and profit, through increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved employee motivation, and enhanced corporate image. In the Hobbesian global marketplace of the twenty-first century, an IMS can be the difference between success and failure.
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