System Integration – what do we mean by that?  If you are trying to integrate any of the following systems within your organization, you’ve found the right page:

• Quality (ISO 9001 or industry specific, AS 9100, 9120; ISO/TS 16949)
• Environmental (ISO 14001)
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHSAS 18001)
• RoHS / WEEE (or QC 08000)
• Lean / Six Sigma
• Performance Excellence (LSS or Baldrige)
• Sustainability (Triple Bottom Line)

Why Integrate?

Integrated management systems typically save you significant money and time, while providing you a streamlined implementation solution.  If you already have one or more systems in place, we can work with you to add another.  If you are starting from scratch and want to build a fully customizable integrated system that works for you, you’ve come to the right place!

By capitalizing on the inherent similarities of many systems, you can simplify your systems, optimize your resources, and improve your organizational performance.  The outcome is reduced operating costs, increased employee contribution levels, and better trained personnel – if the integration is specially tailored to your business.  This is where we come in.

Every business is different and has unique needs for its integrated management system – That’s why the consultants at McDonald Consulting Group take a different approach to integrating your systems. We don’t believe that ‘cookie cutter’/template solutions are sufficient to design a system that not only meets requirements, but is also effective and efficient.

Integrated management systems can combine Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, and/or Lean Six Sigma and Performance Excellence criteria into an easy to manage, efficient, and cost saving system. The integrated approach is more sustainable because it allows your organization to leverage your personnel offering them cross – training in multiple systems which makes each employee more valuable. In a truly integrated system, you can also save money by performing combined audits rather than auditing and certifying each system separately.

Taking Your Management System a Step Further

Implementing a formal management system is the first step to making significant process improvement within your company. Becoming registered alone is not enough. You need to be able to maintain and improve the processes in order to make significant changes and growth (and that’s where the ROI comes in…) Enhancements to your existing management practices need to be implemented with the same care and attention that is used in obtaining and maintaining your registration, to ensure alignment to objectives and targets while ‘stretching’ the organization.
The management systems consultants at McDCG will guide you in making these enhancements to create real change in your organization and reap significant benefits from them.  Our consultants provide the assessment, analysis, training, and support that will allow you to fully integrate process improvements, rather than add another complicated and pricey process to your already burdened operations.

We have seen amazing results with the addition of Lean Six Sigma, Malcolm Baldrige Award criteria, Sustainability, and process capability training to boost the effectiveness of Management Systems.

Contact us to find out more about Integrated Management Systems and see if it is right for you.