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Unlike many other teaming offers you may come across – ours is unique in that our goal is to strengthen the position of small to medium businesses who want to team-up on the upcoming Alliant Contract. Worldwide Quality Network, Inc. (WQN, Inc.) is a “quality and business systems expert”. ISO 9001:2000 certification will be a key ingredient to the mix of applying and being approved as a subcontractor for Alliant. In addition, we can assist those in the IT industry with implementation of CMM, CMMI, ISO/PAS 28001 security management for supply chains, and ISO/IEC 27001 which is the newest security management system created specifically for the Information Technology sector.

Who Is Worldwide Quality Network, Inc?
 
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Worldwide Quality Network, Inc. (WQN) is not just another consulting firm offering solutions to quality issues. WQN is on the cutting edge in offering new solutions to the same old problems. No company is perfect and everyone has "down time", "turnover", and "loss" - the answer is in implementing solutions to minimize these issues.

One of the best solutions is implementing a quality management system (QMS) such as ISO 9000 for most organizations, AS 9100 for aerospace, TS 16949 for automotive, and ISO 14000 for environmental issues as a few examples. If your organization hasn't considered implementing a QMS know that nearly 1 Billion companies worldwide are certified by a third party, and many thousands more are simply compliant to one of the standards. Certification may or may not be necessary for what your organization does. (Contact WQN if you need clarification) Some would say that not implementing a QMS is like going through this winter without weatherproofing your home. It 's easy to caulk the leaks and prevent your organization from uneccessary loss by implementing some very simple procedures and controls throughout your organization! Call us toll-free at (866) 977-8632 for a FREE analysis or check out our website at www.wqntoday.com

WQN, Inc. is an 8(a) certified Small Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Business and SEAPORT-e subcontractor. We are also currently pending the GSA schedule. WQN, Inc. is a California Corporation headquartered in Camarillo, CA and is 100% owned and operated by US citizens. WQN, Inc has a network of nationwide offices as well as global capabilities. We are also one of a few consulting firms who actually practice what we teach and are certified to ISO 9001:2000.

WQN, Inc. provides professional quality services and experience to internationally recognized standards and applications including; ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, ISO 17025, ISO 17799, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/PAS 28001, AS9100, ISO 13485, TS16949, SIX SIGMA, LEAN, 5S, CMM and CMMI, Lean Manufacturing, Risk Management, Change Management, Corporate Lifecycle Reorganization, Sarbanes Oxley, API, M-1003, various Military Specifications which include MIL-I-45208, MIL-Q- 9858, MIL-STD-45662, ANSI Z-540, and MIL-STD- 105 just to name a few. Our services range from consulting, full system development and/or integration, gap analysis, on going maintenance, internal auditing, and customer/regulatory requirement integration and training.


ISO Certification IS An Indicator You Have "The Right Stuff"
 
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If you are interested in joining Alliant you must consider the competitive advantage that PRIMES are looking for. If you are a PRIME looking to partner with a small business in need of a quality system consider WQN, Inc. being the quality expert on your team. There is a tremendous future in Alliant with opportunities for all. A win-win situation for Primes and Sub Contractors to keep our nation strong and secure. We urge you to act soon as this contract will be released in the next few months! ISO 9001:2000 certifications can typically take from 6-12 months.

For more information please contact us. On behalf of everyone at Worldwide Quality Network, Inc. we would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to help you achieve your goals. We invite you to take 3 minutes right now and watch our capabilities movie at this link: http://www.wqntoday.com/movie . You may also want to take a few more minutes and review our website at http://www.wqntoday.com , or even better, you can link directly over at the end of our movie. Please take a look at the ?About Us? section as well as ?Products and Services? to give you a little better idea of who we are and what services we offer. You are invited to select our complimentary ?Whitepapers? as a small token of our appreciation in taking the time the time to review our site.


Formalizing Your Knowledge Through ISO 9000
 
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"Formalizing Your Knowledge" is WQN's slogan. We review what your organization is already doing and then see how we can help you improve it. Usually, this is by implementing a QMS such as ISO 9001:2000. The key is not to reinvent the wheel but simply to enhance your current operation.

It's amazing how many myths there are on the subject - "It's too expensive..., it takes too much time..., we don't heve enough people..., we aren't a manufacturer..., our customers are not requiring us to do this..., we only do government work"... These are excuses that are unfortunately preventing many organizations from being better organized with thorough process controls.

Understand that ISO 9000 is not a monster coming to kill you! This is one of the best tools for an organization to get streamlined and organized. You take what you already do and use things that you already have in place, such as forms and procedures. But most companies have gaps, or missing pieces to the puzzle, and that is precisely where ISO will fill these areas and improve your company. The reality is that when a QMS is implemented correctly you will save time, money, have less waste, gain a competitive advantage, and be positioned to operate in a global climate. Doing this correctly means hiring a professional consulting and training organization such as WQN to get you started, other wise you may end up with a botched system that is neither effective nor efficient. You don't attempt to perform your own dental work - do you?

Implementing a QMS such as ISO 9000 is not a cakewalk and will not happen overnight. It is not free as there are start-up costs, however, after implementing this business and quality management system the Return on Investment will usually surpass your start-up and maintenance costs by far. Notice the description in the previous paragraph referring to a "business management system"- ISO is not "quality control" of products but is an all inclusive management system of your entire organization. This includes every department and every aspect of your company other than accounting - which has now been addressed with large corporations by implementing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).

These systems are excellant for ANY business, regardless of employee size or sales. Being organized is, as Martha Stewart says, "a good thing". Yet good organization and process control is only the start of "continuous improvement" and employee empowerment. Toyota is getting a great deal of press on this as they are positioning themselves to become the #1 automobile manufacturer in the world. Toyota's #1 focus is process controls and continuous improvement. It's not exclusive as anyone can do what they have done...it just takes some effort and professional guidance. Most of the people we speak with that have experienced ISO 9000 the "right way" tell us they don't know how they used to operate their business without it.


WQN & Affiliates Networking
 

Every month (2cnd Tuesday) ? Local ASQ meeting - Camarillo, CA at CoCo's Restaurant off 101 FWY and Los Posas. Open to the public. Anyone visiting our area is invited to attend one of our dinner meetings or company tours sponsored by the American Society for Quality. The topics vary but are usually focused on quality improvement issues. For information on meeting places in your local area please check the www.asq.org link.


WQN, Inc's Product and Service Catalog
 

We have remodeled our website last year. It now includes a "self service" shopping cart with many features and products for some of the more common standards. If you are looking for one particular form or procedure we probably have what you are looking for! If you haven't seen our website yet take a moment to do so and be sure to mark it as a favorite and share this with your friends.



Feedback is welcome...positive - negative - neutral. We don't mind but we would like to hear your comments or suggestions about our newsletter. We are open to new topics for discussion and any ideas you may have for improving WQNTODAY.

Sincerely, The WQN Team


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