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| ISO 9000 In today's competitive environment companies and organisations must be able to deliver consistently, on time and within budget, what is required by the customer. Therefore, there should exist technical and administrative standards and procedures which can be used to promote consistent and sustainable quality levels in all aspects of your company's operations. ISO 9000 is used in over 130 countries and is becoming increasingly important, if only from a marketing perspective, as the international standard for judging the competence of supplier organisations in all industries. ISO 9000 is a general standard that is as applicable to the producers of hair dryers, as it is to developers of software |
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| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON QUALITY, THE ISO 9000 STANDARD SERIES, QUALITY SYSTEM REGISTRATION, AND RELATED ISSUES The Standards Code and Information Program periodically publishes information on various aspects of conformity assessment for use by those who operate or benefit from such systems. Recently there has been considerable interest in the content and application of international standards related to quality management, i.e., the so-called ISO 9000 series. This report provides answers to some of the most often asked questions on this topic. This material is intended for those who are concerned about the ISO 9000 standards and should help foster a wider interest in the use of quality systems in general. This document also references other publications and services provided by this office which readers may find useful. |
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| Chelsea Football Club scores with ISO 9000 The club – which has achieved its best league position in 29 years and qualified for the European Champions League – has achieved the ISO 9002 certification of the quality system operated by its merchandising business. Chelsea Village Merchandising is responsible for more than 3 000 product lines for Chelsea fans. Products range from replica kits and fashion wear to frying pans, garden gnomes and even an MG car, all branded with the Chelsea logo and colours. These can be bought through mail-order, from the Chelsea Megastore at Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea store in Guildford, Surrey, or through the Chelsea FC Web site | ISO 9000 QUALITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT from Innovation Business Services |
| Why Implement ISO 9002 if You Don't Have To Automotive Refinish Technologies Inc. (ART), whose headquarters is in Southfield, Michigan, has numerous facilities throughout the United States and Canada. With the addition of each new site, managers noticed that key operations were undertaken very differently from location to location; moreover, each site had its own local business practices. With ART's high growth rate, managers could envision only segregation and weakness in a centrally managed business process. ART acknowledged that it needed a system to not only standardize but also improve its business processes. To attain such a system, ART executives began the ISO 9002 registration process. | Contact TechRite for Multimedia ISO 9000 Documentation Services |
Sources of Standards Documents
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REGISTRARS ON THE WEB | International ISO 9000 Database |
Guidance on interpretation and implementation
| ISO 9000: Four Steps in Making it Work By Wayne J. Hunicke "Companies rushing to obtain ISO 9000 certification risk falling into a trap. Without creating the proper strategy and environment, lSO implementation may institutionalize bad habits along with documentation of good ones." Many business leaders are wondering if ISO 9000 is the "silver bullet": their organization's response to increasing customer demands, global competition and the appeal of foreign markets. Certification to the international quality standard may be part of the strategic plan for American companies, but it certainly is not the entire answer. There are several key points which must be understood before ISO 9000 can produce the desired results. |
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| Applicability of ISO 9001 to Software Development "To succeed, you don't have to hit a home run, just keep moving in the right direction." -- Small Business 2000 Is ISO 9001 relevant to software? Today, software customers are clearly going global and are demanding quality. Given the stakes involved, it is important for software organizations to understand all the rules for self-improvement and for doing business in the international marketplace. The ISO 9001 standard has become a basic part of these rules. How does ISO 9001 apply to software? ISO 9001 is an international "quality management system" standard--a standard used to assess an organization's management approach regarding quality. |
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| ISO-9000: The Preliminary Assessment The Main Audit and the Costs Assembled by David Butler Associates ISO- 9000: THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT Just as the initial contact with the Certification Body is a key stage in itself, also is the first visit to the organization by the auditors. The organization should not plan for its preliminary assessment to be undertaken until: Both Quality and Procedures Manuals are complete and cross referenced to each other. Up-to-date procedures are in place and in use in all areas subject to audit. Internal audits have validated the timetable. Senior managers have full understanding of their own vital role in building and communicating their determination and commitment to have a sound quality system. |
BDCcan guide you through all the steps required to obtain ISO 9000 registration. |
| Bogus Certification Close this window to return. On the 18 July (1997) Quality Assurance Systems Ltd (QAS), a nonaccredited certification body, was successfully prosecuted by Northamptonshire County Council Trading Standards Service for offences under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. The offences related to the issue of registration certificates containing false statements that firms had been assessed and approved to ISO 9002. David Hedger, the main investigating officer at Northamptonshire Trading Standards, reports ... |
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