How ISO Certification can be helpful for MSME Industry

Irrespective of size of organization it is very important for them to conduct their business processes in efficient way and consistently provide product and services that meet customer requirements. In order to continually improve and stay ahead of market competition, it becomes very essential for any organization to fulfill all the requirements a business demands.

An organization can itself try to develop their working standard but it may take tremendous effort and cost from organization. Although ISO standard are voluntary in nature but to reduce cost and timing, industries form worldwide are adapting ISO standard and implementing in their organization.

ISO is an International Organization for Standardization which publishes standards for various types of industries. It is globally recognized and best standard. ISO standards cover all the aspects of the organization that needs to take care of. It focuses on continual improvement.

Some of the ISO Standards are given below

  • ISO 9001:2015 – This is the most popular of all standard. It deals with the Quality Management System in an organization. And it can be used by any type of organization(irrespective of their nature of work)

  • ISO 27001:2013 – It deals with the Information Security Management System for an organization. The organization who indulged in confidential data can apply for it.

  • ISO 22000:2018 – It deals with the Food Safety Management System in organization. Manufactures, producers, dealers, suppliers, packagers dealing with food products can apply for this certification.

  • ISO 14001:2015 – It is one of the demanding certification for the organization to ensures that they are working safe and not producing harm to environment. ISO 14001:2015 manage the Environment System for an organization.

Likewise there are many standards available, that can be industry specific or applicable to more than one type of industry.

Benefits of ISO certification:

ISO certification can help organization in many ways; some of them are described below.

  • Win customers confidence and ensures to them your products are safe and reliable.

  • Improves business process in the organization.

  • Reduce cost across all aspects of your business.

  • Globally reputation.

  • Helps in capturing new markets.

  • Helps in staying ahead in the market competition.