Advanced Language
Translation Inc. Retains ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Rochester, NY – January 8, 2007 Advanced Language Translation passed a critical
audit on December 18th enabling the firm to retain its ISO 9001:2000 certification.
The company demonstrated a proficiency in management and quality standards that
fewer than 100 translation/localization firms have achieved worldwide. The ISO standard
for Quality Systems Management is recognized
throughout the world in both the manufacturing
and service sectors.
Advanced Language originally won certification in January
2004. In the intervening three years the firm had also successfully passed two surveillance
audits, which is a requirement for maintaining certification. A
New York
State
grant, available through the Department of Labor's “Building Skills in
New York
State
” program, made funding for the original certification possible for the Rochester,
New York-based firm. Numerous months of preparation and training were required to
meet the rigorous standards.
Although improving quality can be a challenge for both
large and small firms, the benefits outweigh the expenditures to reach these goals.
Fortune 500 companies definitively recognize ISO 9000 certification and frequently
use it as a qualifier of potential suppliers. The growth of small and medium sized
companies can often be catalyzed by ISO 9001:2000 acquisition by opening the door
to multinational firms.
In general, the ISO standards make the development, manufacturing
and supply of products safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Highlights of the standards
Advanced Language Translation Inc. was required to meet include: management involvement,
defined and documented quality systems, and formal training programs among
many others. The benefits implied by the certification include: increased productivity
and efficiency, and improved communications.
Service companies do not usually seek certification; they
are typically sought by manufacturing firms for the purpose of meeting both international
process ,
and environmental standards. “Achieving and maintaining our quality systems management
certification is vital to the ongoing success of Advanced Language,” notes Scott Bass, president of the firm. “Initially certification was motivated by our need
to foster a more robust management environment for our quality assurance. But, in
addition to that this quality standard has enabled us to grow thanks to the increases
in operational effectiveness we have achieved.”
For more information on the
International Standards organization visit
www.iso.org.
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