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A typical approach to a Quality System implementation project can be summarised as:

Undertaking a GAP Analysis
Assembling a team and agreeing strategy
Developing a quality manual and procedures
Developing control structures
Implementing the quality management system
Choosing a certification body
Pre-assessment visit
Assessment visit
Continual assessment
Ongoing Support

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Understanding ISO 9001?

ISO 9000 is the name given to a series of standards which are designed to provide a structure for quality management systems.

ISO 9001:2000 is the specification for quality management systems and includes the following main sections:

1. Quality Management System

2. Management Responsibility

3. Resource Management

4. Product Realization

5. Measurement Analysis and Improvement

Certification to ISO 9001:2000 is often a prerequisite for tenders and supplier lists of larger organisations.

The ISO 9000 series has roots going back over 50 years. However, it wasn't until 1979 when BS 5750 was published, establishing a common recognised standard aimed at preventing problems and managing processes, that the idea of quality systems became more widely recognised by industry at large, and not just in the Defence Sector. Quality systems were used by all the nationalised industries plus automotive and aerospace.

International recognition was achieved in 1987 when the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) revised BS 5750 and published ISO 9000. Further revisions were carried out in 1994 and most recently in 2000.

On the 15 December 2000 the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) launched the ‘new' version of ISO 9001. This standard replaced the ISO 9000:1994 series, and in doing so, significantly changed the emphasis of the standard.

The 2000 revision to ISO 9000 is the most fundamental overhaul that the standard has undergone in its history. The new standard removes the procedural approach to quality systems and places more emphasis upon management demonstrating ‘control'. The new ISO 9001:2000 standard is based around principles of customer satisfaction, continual improvement and the development of a process-based management system.