AFP Procurement Service now ISO certified

From the Philippine Information Agency (Apr 16): AFP Procurement Service now ISO certified

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Procurement Service (AFPPS) has earned its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 Certificate this month, per AFPPS Commander, Colonel Alvin Francis Javier.

“The AFPPS officially obtained ISO 9001:2008 Certificate on April 6, 2015 from TUV Rheinland Philippines, Inc., a well-respected international audit body which specializes in evaluating management systems based on international standards. We are so proud of this feat,” said Javier.

According to Javier, the AFPPS is the first procurement office in the government to earn the coveted certification from an international audit body.

This statement was seconded by the President of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), Antonio D. Kalaw Jr. when he said, “AFPPS is the first procurement office in the government bureaucracy to be ISO 9001:2008 Certified.”

The ISO 9001:2008 is an international standard that specifies requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS). Its goal is to evaluate an organization’s QMS, or the coordinated activities that direct and control an organization’s performance efficiency, effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

ISO 9001:2008 refers to documented policies, processes and procedures required for planning and execution of an organization’s core business process which impacts its ability to meet customer requirements.

A good QMS sets direction and meets customers’ expectations, improves process control, reduces wastage, lowers operating costs, involves staff, and raises morale of employees.

Notably, the institutionalization of QMS is one of the objectives of the on-going Government Quality Management Program espoused by Administrative Order No. 161, s. 2006 of former president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

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