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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on accredited conformity assessment bodies: insights from a multinational study
- The COVID-19 pandemic posed new and manifold challenges to organizations and their operations worldwide. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs), such as testing or medical laboratories, certification, and inspection bodies, were also affected by the associated disruptions. Their role in this crisis is highly relevant, as CABs are essential pillars of the quality infrastructure: their activities ensure that products and services meet requirements as defined in standards and regulations, thereby contributing to their safety and reliability. The question arises of how CABs and their operations were affected by the pandemic and how they responded. To this end, we present the results of an international survey of 986 CABs of all types in Germany, the UK, Italy, and New Zealand. Overall, CABs reported, on average, a reduction in demand for their services during the pandemic, facing restrictions in all countries. In addition, the pandemic had an overall negative impact on the CABs’ investmentThe COVID-19 pandemic posed new and manifold challenges to organizations and their operations worldwide. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs), such as testing or medical laboratories, certification, and inspection bodies, were also affected by the associated disruptions. Their role in this crisis is highly relevant, as CABs are essential pillars of the quality infrastructure: their activities ensure that products and services meet requirements as defined in standards and regulations, thereby contributing to their safety and reliability. The question arises of how CABs and their operations were affected by the pandemic and how they responded. To this end, we present the results of an international survey of 986 CABs of all types in Germany, the UK, Italy, and New Zealand. Overall, CABs reported, on average, a reduction in demand for their services during the pandemic, facing restrictions in all countries. In addition, the pandemic had an overall negative impact on the CABs’ investment and innovation activities. However, investments in digital infrastructure were increased as a countermeasure, with CABs reporting a higher need for digitalization. The paper highlights and discusses results from in-depth analyses relevant to policymakers and industry alike.…
Autor*innen: | Claudia KochORCiD, Parsa Asna AshariORCiD, Mona MirtschORCiD, K. Blind, P. Castka |
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Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Accreditation and Quality Assurance |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | S Qualitätsinfrastruktur |
S Qualitätsinfrastruktur / S.2 Digitalisierung der Qualitätsinfrastruktur | |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) |
Verlag: | Springer |
Erste Seite: | 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 14 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / Chemie / Analytische Chemie |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Certification; Conformity assessment; Conformity assessment body; Corona; Covid-19; Digitalization; Quality Infrastructure; Resilience; Testing laboratories |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Chemie und Prozesstechnik |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00769-022-01514-x |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-556396 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei für die Öffentlichkeit verfügbar ("Open Access") |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 08.09.2022 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 12.09.2022 |
Schriftenreihen ohne Nummerierung: | Wissenschaftliche Artikel der BAM |