ISO 9001
The International Organization for Standardization, (ISO) is a worldwide organization that develops many different kinds of Standards.
ISO 9001 is a series of documents that define requirements for the Quality Management System Standard. ISO 9001 is one of the documents in this set; it contains the actual requirements an organization must be in compliance with to become ISO 9001 Registered.
ISO 9001:2015 is the current version of the Standard. It was revised in the year 2015. Past versions of ISO 9000 included ISO 9002 and ISO 2003, but those are no longer in use.
Why Should a Company Have ISO Certification?
Many organizations decide to Implement ISO and obtain registration because it assures customers that the company has a good Quality Management System (QMS) in place. An organization with an effective QMS will typically meet customer expectations better than an organization that does not have an effective QMS. Other organizations implement an ISO 9001 QMS because it has proven over the years that it leads companies to better operations, improved performance, and improved profitability.
