PEACH, PIONEER OF QMS STANDARDS AND RAB, DIES

摘要

Robert William Peach, a pioneer in quality management system (QMS) standards and a key player behind ASQ's funding the establishment of the Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB), has died. He was 88. Peach's first job was in packaging at Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Kankakee, IL. Eventually, he became a quality assurance manager at Sears, a position he held for more than 25 years. While he was there, he became an ASQ member. For 15 years, he was also a member of the working group that developed ISO 9004-1. Peach helped develop the entire ISO 9000 series of standards and recognized the need for a system of third-party certification to facilitate trade. He led a 1988 study to determine the feasibility of having ASQ operate what's now known as a certification body or registrar. It was decided ASQ should instead form a legally separate entity to oversee third-party certification in the United States.