Quality Insights Volume 11: Focusing on Equal Pay for Women, ISO/IEC 27002 and TAPA

With the continuous development and production of healthcare products around the world, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, supply has become more complex. Supply chain quality and safety have become more difficult during the life cycle of healthcare products.

The EU’s Medical Device Regulation (MDR) EU 2017/745 is in full force. The aim is to enhance European patient safety and device traceability and transparency. MDR repeals the Medical Device Directive (MDD) and Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD) Directive. It applies to all manufacturers, importers and distributors that want to sell medical devices in the EU.

Flying has always captivated humans. The history of aviation extends back over 2,000 years, from simple technology, such as kites, to modern supersonic and hypersonic flight by powered heavier-than-air jets.

Organizations that want to remain competitive in the digital age must pay close attention to information security. This is particularly true for the automotive industry, where massive amounts of confidential data is exchanged daily.

ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance document for selecting controls while implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO/IEC 27001. It can also be a guidebook for organizations implementing commonly accepted information security controls.

From robbers attacking merchants on trading roads to pirates seizing ships and bandits on horseback raiding stagecoaches – cargo theft has been around for centuries. Nowadays, trucks have replaced horse-drawn carriages while modern bandits are often international criminal enterprises.

The safety of cosmetic products is often on the minds of manufacturers, suppliers, regulators and consumers.

While most companies claim to pay women and men the same, the gender gap is still close to 23% on a worldwide level, reaching an average of 16.2% in Europe (source: Eurostat). This creates a lifetime of income inequality between women and men, and more women are retiring into poverty.