IMPLEMENTING QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A SEAFOOD EXPORTING FIRM

Seafood exporting firms are facing great fluctuations in market prices due to changes in raw material availability, seasonal trends, impact of diseases on culture farms, own country and buyer country regulations etc. To survive and become market leaders, seafood exporters need to adopt competitive advantages, which would set them apart from the rest of industry. Implementing a Quality Management system (ISO 9001:2008) is one such competitive advantage. This paper therefore examines the implementation process of QMS within a seafood exporting firm with respect to the clause-wise ISO 9001:2008 guidelines.