This journal provides immediately free access to its contents under the principle that make available the research results for free to the public, helps for a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Therefore, the journal invokes the Creative Commons 4.0
License attributions: Recognition – Non-commertial - Share equal. Commercial use and distribution of original or derivative works are not permitted and must be done with a equal license as the one that regulate the original work.
Abstract
This research has been done to identify the current status of implementing an Integrated Management System (IMS) on SME companies in the city of Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.Preliminary results show evidence of poor to none management that includes quality management, safety and health at work and environment quality. This research has used qualitative and quantitative techniques to gather data, thru field observations, interviews with active personnel and collecting documentary content. The results show that there is a lot to work with SMEs on the city of Medellin to make them aware of how important is implementing those systems. It's important the SMEs are consciousabout implementing and applying IMS, not only as to legal requirement but to develop processes of continuous improvement that optimizes their performance, also helps them to keep the quality of their products or services, have a safe and comfortable environment for their employees and contributing to environmental sustainability
Keywords:
References
[2] Secretaría general de la ISO. Norma internacional ISO 9001. Ginebra, Suiza. 2015
[3] Instituto Colombiano de normas técnicas. NTC-ISO 14001. Bogotá. 2015.
[4] Secretaría general de la ISO. Norma internacional ISO 45001. Ginebra, Suiza. 2018
[5] Jesus Gonzalez Babón. Gestion integral de la calidad. Editorial Profit. España. 2012.
[6] Instituto Colombiano de normas técnicas. NTC-ISO 9004. Sistemas de gestion de la calidad, directrices para la mejora del desempeño Bogotá. 2010.
[7] ATEHORTUA, Federico A. Sistema de gestión integral: una sola gestión, un solo equipo. Colombia. Universidad de Antioquia, 2008.
[8] Ministerio de Trabajo, «GUÍA TÉCNICA DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN DEL SG-SST PARA MIPYMES,» [En línea]. Available: http://www.mintrabajo.gov.co/documents/20147/51963/Guia+tecnica+de+implementacion+del+SG+SST+para+Mipymes.pdf/e1acb62b- 8a54-0da7-0f24-8f7e6169c178. [Último acceso: 18 ABRIL 2018].
[9] Montgomery, Douglas C. (2009). Introduction to Statistical Quality Control. EEUU: John Wiley & sons, Inc. 6th Edition.
[10] Shewart, Walter. (1993). Statistical from the viewpoint of quality control. EEUU: The lancaster press. 1st Edition.
[11] Ortiz-González, Y. C. & González-Gaitán, I. M. (2018). Control estadístico de procesos en organizaciones del sector servicios. Respuestas, vol. 23, no. S1, pp. 42 - 49, 2018. https://doi.org/10.22463/0122820X.1500.
[12] Aguirre Zapata, Carlos Mario. Implementación de metodología paso 0 TPM (5S) y control estadístico de inventarios . Medellín : [s.n.], 2012 112h. + 1 CD-ROM . Tesis (Tecnólogo en Producción Industrial) -2012.
[13] Betancur G, Fabiola; Vanegas R, C. I. (2003). Modelo para la elaboración del programa de salud ocupacional con un enfoque de sistemas de gestión, 1–32. Retrieved from https://www.arlsura.com/pag_serlinea/distribuidores/doc/documentaci on/elaboracion_pso.pdf
[14] En, Y. S., & Trabajo, E. L. (n.d.). Guía técnica de implementación del SGSST para Mipymes.
[15] Chinchilla, C.M.A. (2013). Principales problemas ambientales en el mundo. En [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdEOFiYTTx0] Fecha: [3 de junio de 2017]