QIA was born in 1994 in Houston Texas, USA,
and rapidly grew in presence on two continents. The vision of QIA in 1994 was
the same as today. To provide organizations with assistance so that they can
put together management systems that will help these organizations run
in a more productive manner. Initially the modus operandi was to use the ISO
9000 series of standards as a model. The first model of assistance was to help
companies achieve certification to the standard of their choice, and from the
register of their choice.
Since then QIA has added other models to
fashion the management system. Even with ISO 9000, QIA has developed a
methodology that uses the standard much beyond the usual mode. This
methodology has been successful in helping achieve major operational
improvements in companies. Based on this, QIA developed the Silver, Gold and
Platinum level of ISO 9000 implementation and operation.
QIA has developed
a software called QISS that helps organizations automate their
management systems. This not only helps companies design and
implement a new system, it also helps them operate an existing
system. It becomes the "ERP" software for Quality, Health,
Safety and the Environment.
QIA believes in high quality in their own
operations, and therefore uses very highly qualified professionals. Almost all
of QIA professionals are full time consultants on the payroll. This allows QIA
to develop the right type of expertise to offer to its clients.
