November 2010: Worldwide Success for KEE Consultants' Gap Analysis Audit – 35 Registered Audits in Less Than Two Months
Worldwide Success for KEE Consultants' Gap Analysis Audit – 35 Registered Audits in Less Than Two Months
Lyon, November 30, 2010 – KEE Consultants' Gap Analysis Audit (GAA) has received a very positive reception from the print industry since its launch at Graph Expo Chicago. Just two months on from the event, 35 printers from Europe, North America and Asia have conducted this first-of-its-kind remote audit. The Gap Analysis Audit helps printers to simply and cost-effectively implement and comply with ISO 12647 standards and related accreditations.
KEE Consultants, the international network of standardization experts, launched its latest initiative early October 2010. Its aim is to provide printers with a simple, complete and cost-effective audit that can tell them what they need to do to comply with ISO 12647 and related standards for print production.
Elie Khoury, chair of KEE Consultants, explains the reasons behind the online audit: "Implementing standards in any printing company is a three-step process. The first step is the gap analysis, which identifies areas of non-conformity and highlights to the printer the improvements they need to make to their production workflow. The second step is to implement the gap analysis report and roadmap to ISO conformity. The final step is the certification delivered by an accreditation body. The three steps should be undertaken by three different and independent organizations with no overlapping or possible conflict of interests.
“The aim of KEE Consultants' GAA is to be the first step in any ISO 12647 implementation or certification journey. Unfortunately some vendors today claim to undertake such audits with commercial objectives that have little to do with ISO requirements."
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