CONTENTS AT GLANCE
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What Is ISO?
International Organization for Standardization
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Who Are the Members?
➢ Member bodies ➢ Correspondent members ➢ Subscriber members
The ISO Brand Democratic Voluntary Market-driven Consensus
Globally relevant
How ISO Standards are developed?
ISO
Secretary-GeneralPresident ISO Central Secretariat
The ISO Timeline
Stages of the Development of International Standards
Stage 1: Proposal stage
Stage 2: Preparatory stage
Stage 3: Committee stage
Stage 4: Enquiry stage
Stage 5: Approval stage
Stage 6: Publication stage
What Standards Do?
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Who Standards Benefit ?
businesses innovators customers governments trade officials"a level playing field" developing countries consumers everyone
Management Standards
good management practice
ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems
ISO 14001:2004 environmental management systems
Sector
Standard or serie of standards
ISO 9000:2000
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➢ ➢ Focus on your customers Provide leadership Involve your people Use a process approach Take a systems approach Encourage continual improvement Get the facts before you decide Work with your suppliers
The ISO Strategic Plan 2005-2010
ISO Strategic Plan 2005-2010 - Standards for a sustainable world
Success Stories
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