HOW TO STRENGTHEN CONTROL PLANS WHILE KEEPING THE BUDGET UNDER CONTROL?

Loss of control... of the control plan.

Samia NEAUX is due to present her 2019 quality budget next week. Dry, a bit brittle, Romain LAMOTTE from management control was clear: "We are looking for savings, so at most it is iso budget vs 2018."

Control plan: inflation of requirements

And at the same time its control plan is exploding! Sania has listed at least 6 good reasons for the increase in internal or external costs in her lab:

• Both regulatory and customer requirements are increasing.
• The latest media "affairs" have left their mark. The DG, Dominique MARTIN, recently reminded us of the need for better control upstream. And to be attentive to "weak warning signals".
• At professional meetings, several experts have recommended that sampling plans be strengthened.
• Supposed risks have been proven to be true, through internal controls, customer complaints or crises among colleagues. "The more you look, the more you find!
• It is becoming difficult to keep up with the technicality of the analyses or the laboratory equipment.

Great moment of solitude!

Quality is everyone's business!

Based on the Quality Policy Statement, she decides to raise the issue with the General Management.
Dominique MARTIN appreciates the approach. He shares the unease. The gap between declarations and reality on the ground is widening. It is necessary to put the subject back on the table. "We are blocking ourselves for half a day with purchasing and marketing. We're going to start from the need, not from the budget of the year n-1. We have to be consistent. And if we need to go outside the framework, we get help from an external consultant.

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