ISO 9001

ISO 9001 - Quality Management System

The ISO 9000 series was developed as an international standard to confirm manufacturers establish and maintain a uniform quality management system to better meet the customer's needs. The standard addresses design, development, production and service and can be used in any business in any industry. In order to successfully prepare for the requirements of the standard, companies will need to have a solid awareness and demonstrated objective, evidence of an effective management system.

The ISO 9001:2000 standard provides a focus on system processes as opposed to elemental areas. The layout of ISO 9001 and 9004 have a new consistent structure. The twenty elements of the ISO 9001:1994 have been restructured in four major areas or clauses of ISO 9001:2000. This restructuring was done to provide a better and more logical sequencing of the requirements and is intended to make the documents easier to use.