The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a global federation of national standards bodies from over 160 countries. ISO creates and maintains international standards for products and services, including testing and certification. An organization can obtain ISO certification by demonstrating that their management system adheres to the requirements in the specific ISO standard. ISO certification shows that you are assessed on an objective, impartial basis both by your customers and by your partners.
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ISO 9001 DEFINITION
The certification ISO 9001:2008 includes three components: ISO, 9001, and 2015. Here's what each component represents:
ISO
As mentioned above, ISO refers to the International Organization for Standardization. This organization develops the standards, and it does in order to certify businesses or organizations. Certification is handled third-party and tested annually.
9001
The number appearing after ISO classifies the standard. All standards within the ISO 9000 family refer to quality management. ISO 9001 is among ISO's best-known standards, and it defines the criteria for meeting a number of quality management principles. It helps businesses and organizations be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction
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