You, as auditor, are in dialogue with the quality lead and managing director of a...

You, as auditor, are in dialogue with the quality lead and managing director of a small business that supplies

specialist laboratory equipment and furniture.

You: "I'd like to look at how you manage change in the organisation. What changes have you made as a

business, say, over the last 12 months?"

Auditee: "We have made some strategic changes, the main one being that we no longer manufacture our

own products in house."

You: "That sounds like quite a significant change. What has been the impact of that?"

Auditee: "We now mainly sell other manufacturers' products, under their brand names, and have outsourced

manufacture of our own brand products to one of our suppliers. Unfortunately, we had to make six members

of our staff redundant. This represents about 20% of our workforce, so this has been quite a challenging

time."

You: "I'm sure. What were the reasons for making the change?"

Auditee: "Our manufacturing section was a small operation, and we struggled to cope with fluctuations in

demand. During busy periods, we found it hard to meet lead times, and in quiet periods we had staff with

little to do. This was having an impact on customer satisfaction and meant we had to charge premium prices

that made our product uncompetitive."

You: "How did you go about the change?"

In relation to the auditor's question about how the change was managed, the auditee mentions the steps

listed below. Match the ISO 9001 clauses to the steps.

To complete the table, click on the blank section you want to complete so it is highlighted in red and then

click on the ISO 9001 clauses listed below. Alternatively, drag and drop each clause to show which step the

requirement applies to.