IRIS -International Railway Industry Standard
The global Quality Standardfor the Railway Industry
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UNIFE General Assembly
Committee Presentation
IRIS by Hubert de BlayIRIS SteCo Chairman
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Why IRIS ?
Operators have requested improvements to the qualityof the supply chain for rolling stock. IRIS is an
answer to
these
requests
Railway Equipment Manufacturers have requested rationalizationof the quantity of different requirements and audits from Rolling Stock manufacturers.
REMEMBER
2005
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Quality deficiencies and delays have their root cause across the whole Supply Chain.
Cost or time pressure could lead to quality deficits.
ISO 9001 requirements are too general; there is no link to railway specific requirements in particular.
The capturing and maintenance of reliable equipment manufacturers information causes a huge effort.
Why IRIS ?
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Why IRIS ?
The goal of IRIS is to improve the quality of the railwayindustry supply chain.
IRIS aims at global recognition and acceptance of audit results by all Railways stakeholders, which leads to theavoidance of multiple auditing, and therefore increases cost efficiency.
Audit records and audit results are collected and stored in acentral database.
IRIS enables high quality in audits.
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100% of the requirements from ISO 9001:2000
We built on a large and recognized foundationWe complement ISO with the specific requirements of Railways
Imposing processes will force the companies to secure their knowledge and bring confidence for the customer
12 KO questions as a first step11 are linked to processes1 is linked to a procedure
IRIS is process oriented
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0102030405060708090
100General requirements
Documentation requirementsKnowledge management
Management commitment
Customer focus
Quality policy
Planning
Responsibility, authority and communication
Management review
Provision of resources
Human resources
Infrastructure
Contingency plan
Work environmentPlanning of production realization
Customer related processesTender ManagementDesign
and developmentPurchasing
Production and service provisions
Control of monitoring and measuring devices
Project management
Configuration management
First article inspection
Commissioning / customer service
RAMS / LCC
Obsolescence Management
Measurement, analysis and improvement
Monitoring and measurement
Control of nonconforming products
Production scheduling
Management of multi site projectsControl of nonconforming processesAnalysis of data
Improvement
Min ISO Min IRIS Rev 01 Max IRIS Rev 01
What makes the difference to ISO?
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Approved certification bodies
GlobalRailway orientedExperienced
Skilled and trained auditors
IMC training courseExamination
Different types of audits
Withdrawal process
IRIS: A strong certification process
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13 global Certification Bodies
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Requirements to auditors (experiences/examination)
Auditors shall comply with ISO 19011
Auditing Experience: Auditors shall have participated in at least 4 certification audits or for a minimum of 20 audit days covering all the requirements of ISO 9001 within the last 4 years.
Work Experience: A minimum of 4 years railway industry experience in the last 10 years.
Railway Certification / Auditors shall have passed the IRIS training and examination.
Communications skills: Basic English & local language.
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Evaluation methodology
Audit results are scored, its not a fail/pass system
Questionnaire has 249 questions :
103 questions relative to ISO Requirements
146 questions relative to IRIS Requirements
12 K.O. questions, not scored, fulfilment mandatory
41 Closed questions
Yes/No question
196 Open questions
scored using maturity levels
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Threshold to be reached
All questions must be answered at maturity level 2
No weak point left behind
Improvements requested
Yearly improvement actions mandatory
Rewarding approach
IRIS guarantees a minimum level
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Railway equipments (18) such as:Car body, doors, brakes, interiors,…On board control, passenger information systems, cabling,…
Rolling stock :Light Rail VehiclesRegional and Commuter TrainsMetros Coaches and passenger carsHigh speed trainsLocomotivesFreight wagons
Signalling :On boardWayside if requested
Scope of IRIS Certification
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IRIS achievements 2007 & status
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Main Achievements of Year 07/08
Release of IRIS Revision 01 in Nov 07 :
Improvements in requirements, processes, questionnaireIncorporation of Signalling wayside in the IRIS scope
Launching of Co-operation with Operators : IRIS Advisory Board (IAB)
IRIS Joint Working Group (IJWG)
Reinforcement of the control of IRIS auditors :Taking over of the IRIS auditors training by IMC
Creation of an Auditor Validation Committee (AVC)
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Main Achievements of Year 07/08
Extension of IRIS to the Maintenance Business :
Maintenance comprises: fleet maintenance, refurbishment and component overhaul / repairs,
Members of the Maintenance working group were our industry experts and RISAS experts,
Official launch during the present General Assembly,Application of this extension will be communicated by publishing an addendum to the current IRIS rev 01. Improvements of requirements and questionnaire
First IRIS Conference in Brussels – 21st & 22nd May 08
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IRIS Advisory Board
Members
OperatorsSystem integratorsEquipment manufacturers
Objectives and Principles
to enable rolling stock operators and operator associations to cooperate with Members and to involve operators in the IRIS Group.
to work together to establish the IRIS Standard in the Railway Business as the main recognized and acceptedglobal system for the evaluation of Business Management Systems (standardization of general requirements)
To work together in order to improve product qualityand supply chain efficiency.
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The Organization
IRIS Technical Forum For
Improvement
UNIFE Presiding Board
IRIRIIS Steering S Steering CommitteeCommitteeRules of Procedure
UNIFENomination AgreementNomination
AgreementNomination Agreement
Operators
IRIRIIS S ManagementManagement
CentreCentre (UNIFE)(UNIFE)
Certification Body 1 *
Certification Body x *
Client nRequest for Certification
Client 3Client 2Client 1
Framework Agreement
Approval & Contract
Auditor ValidationCommittee (AVC)
Approval, Validation & Follow up
Auditor Pool
Auditors tied up
with CBs
Permanent or ad hoc
IRIS Working Groups
System Integrators
Equipment Manufacturers
IRIS Advisory Board (IAB)Operators and
IRISSteering
Committeerepresentatives
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IRIS Steering Committee Members
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First IRIS Conference - 21st & 22nd May 2008
Industry commitment confirmed and reinforced (IRIS certification requested in 2009).
Operators reaffirmed their commitment to get on board on IRIS
Innovation and Quality of the product are the strength of the European Railway industry in the competition with Asia.
High technical exchange of IRIS key points.
ISO CASCO Chair welcome the IRIS achievements in this short period and invite IRIS to participate to the ISO improvements.
10 Certification bodies represented, allowing numerous contact with potential IRIS interested clients.
214 participants from industry and operators.
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What is the status of IRIS?
IRIS Standard Rev 01 was officially launched on November 1st, 2007
72 certificates issued,
222 auditors trained and approved,
1507 booklets Rev 01 sold by end of May
307 Audit-tool in use,
13 global Certification Bodies approved,
285 companies active in the IRIS Portal.4 languages
questionnaire now!!!
Europe Asia America68 2 2
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IRIS next steps 2008
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Challenges / Risks – UIC initiative
UIC decided to stop the development of its own quality assurance certification scheme in Europe,
To intensify the discussion about IRIS, a document was elaborated taking into account the gaps existing in IRIS to havethe standard applicable to the operators.
According latest news, UIC has postponed its involvement.
IRIS SteCo is continuing to convince individually the operators to join.
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Challenges / Risks – ERA
Due to the fact that IRIS is not an international recognized standard, e.g ISO, ERA will not be able officially to refer to it, e.g. in TSIs.
Maintenance Workshop Certification.
focuses on safety issues principally and will not have a mandatory aspect for the companies.First draft document is about to be publishedERA-IRIS Technical discussions to be continued
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Next steps
Preparation of IRIS rev02 for launching during UNIFE General Assembly 2009 by involvement of industry and operators
IRIS Seminar during InnoTrans 2008
Development of communication outside Europe
Involvement in ERA and ISO/CEN Workshops
IRIS Management Centre will continue to support clientsand to monitor certification bodies performance.
And the IRIS Group will continue to encourage railway companies to recognize IRIS Certification.
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Conclusion
IRIS shall give the opportunity to every railway stakeholder to improve his performance,
In all countries, Quality shall push competition,
Continuous improvement is key for the railway industry,
IRIS shall provide everybody high added value
IRIS shall be THE answer for Quality improvements
in the Railway Sector.
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Your contact
UNIFEAvenue Louise, 2211050 BruxellesBelgium
Bernard KaufmannGiuseppe GrecoPavla Kampikova / Nevena PetrovaTel: +32 2 642 23 26Fax: +32 2 626 12 61Mail: [email protected]: www.iris-rail.org
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