ISO 9000 is a set of international standards of quality management that have become increasingly popular for large and small companies alike. Adherence is accomplished through an application process ...

During a visit to his native Cyprus, Chris Nicolaou says he finally realized how pervasive international quality standards have become when he glanced at the back of a bag of peanuts he bought. "It ...

THE International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was founded in Europe in 1947 and is based in Geneva. Its purpose being to facilitate the world-wide trade through the development of ...

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the most significant standards-developing and publishing body in the world. International standards allow us to ensure that equipment such ...

In 1904, electrical experts from around the world gathered in St. Louis. Noting that different countries had different names and units for electrical gear, they came up with the idea of creating an ...

The Capability Maturity Model for software (CMM) developed by the software engineering institute of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the ISO 9000 series of standards, developed by the ...

Colson Caster Corp., a manufacturer of standard and custom application caster and wheel products, says it has been granted a new certificate of quality assurance from the International Organization ...

Over the past 25 years, the number of environmental regulations in the United States has increased exponentially. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, administers about 14 major and ...

Implementation of the ISO 9000 quality assurance standards results in an improvement in business performance through their impact on specific company operations. Studies evaluated by ISO show benefits ...