What is ISO 9001

ISO 9001 certification seems to be the craze these days and the buzz word in many organizations. A little known fact is that the ISO organization first became more than just an idea back in 1946 when a group of 65 technical experts from 25 countries met to to discuss the future of International Standardization. In 1947, the ISO organization was launched. Based in Geneva Switzerland, it has grown to be the governing body for all ISO standards currently in existence today.

The first true Quality Management Standard was launched by the ISO organization in 1987 and has been updated and upgraded to the most recent version in 2015 called ISO 9001:2015. With continuous improvement being the mandate for many growth oriented groups, its certainly possible that there will be updated versions in the years to come as the face of manufacturing and industry changes.

ISO 9001 is simply a total Quality Management System. When an organization follows the tenets of Clauses 4 through 10 in the order that they are presented, they will have considered the basic needs of a robust Quality Management system for their company.
The current ISO 9001:2015 standard has been carefully compiled in a methodical way so that building your Quality Management System in steps using Clause 4 to 10 will provide the systematic approach to the beginnings of your robust Quality Management System.

Please note: ISO 9001:2015 does not tell you how to run your company. It provides an auditable framework to help you consider all the basic needs of a robust Quality Management System. Once a company has produced a stable Quality approach, then clause 10 of the ISO 9001:2015 standard becomes the key driver to continuous improvement in your company.

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