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ISO 9001 is one of a series of quality management system standards. It can help bring out the best in your organization by enabling you to understand your processes for delivering your products/services to your customers.
Why ISO 9001:2000:-
Competitive advantage
Superior Quality
Improves business performance and manages business risk
Streamlines operations and reduces waste
Saves you money
International acceptance
Encourages internal communication and raises morale
What is ISO
9001:2000:-
ISO 9000 is an internationally-recognised standard
for business management, which ensures that businesses are operating to the same standards of meeting
customers requirements. Internal
Benefits:- External
Benefits:- 1. Competitive Advantage: 72.3% of corporations with ISO 9001:2000 report a major
competitive advantage. This means they are winning more business. (Source
Dun and Bradstreet Survey) 2. Improves Customer Demand: 33.4% of corporations with ISO 9001:2000 report
improved customer demand.This means they are winning more business. (Source Dun and Bradstreet Survey) 3. Protect Your Business: 69.3% of surveyed businesses that do not have ISO
9001:2000 say they have lost a customer bid or proposal to an ISO 9001:2000
certified competitor. Many of these companies said they didn't know why they
were losing the business until it was too late. 4. Your Competitors Are Doing It: In many industries, 35 to 40% of your competitors
are ISO 9001:2000 Registered or in the process.The longer you wait to start,the greater is their competitive advantage.
5. Easy & Cost Effective : Getting ISO 9001:2000 is no longer the costly, time
consuming proposition that it once was. Using our system to become ISO
9001:2000 compliant is very simple and inexpensive.It will put you way ahead
of your competition and will enable you to improve your systems and operations. 6. Qualify for Government Contracts : The Department of Defense, Food and Drug
Administration, Railways,Department of Energy and the General Services
Administration have all approved the use of ISO 9001:2000 in contracts and
bids. 7. Increased Credibility : You can generate a significant increase in business, as
many corporations will only deal with ISO 9001:2000 Registered
companies. 8. Promote International Trade. ISO 9001:2000 Quality
Management Principles
The ISO
9001:2000 series of standards are based on eight dynamic Quality Management System Principles.
These Principles are:-