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The
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
is
a world wide federation of 140 nations Iso's primary
objective is to promote the development of manufacturing ,
trade and communication among business organizations
worldwide through the development of generic standards.
The
most widely recognized of these international standards is
the ISO
9000 series , released in
1987,1994 and in 2000 defines the requirements of quality
management system that can be implemented by any industry ,
of any size ,anywhere in the world . Organization's can
register to ISO 9001/2000
standard, defining their scope
of business .
There
are about 15000 organization in India (about 6 lacks in the
world) including Industries , semi organization who have
certified for ISO 9000 series standards in India , Many more
preparing for certification. including Government
organization and dept.
There
are number of Incentives given by Government and other
agencies for Qualifying for ISO 9000 Quality Management
System especially for small scale industries.
Iso
Certification provides objective proof that an organization
has implemented an effective quality system , and that it is
satisfying all requirements of the applicable standard . An
external and impartial expert called a Certifying agency
conducts an Assessment to determine that an organization's
quality management system conforms to the International
standard.
Salient
Features of ISO 9000 Quality Systems:
* It is generic and can be
implemented in any type and size of organization.
*
It is independent of the product , service , Size and
country.
*
It has wide international acceptance and recognition as
Benchmark for Quality.
*
It ensure continual improvement in quality and hence
productivity of the organization.
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