The handbook is structured to guide organizations new to ISO 9001 through the process necessary to connect their current practices to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. For organizations already certified to ISO 9001, it advises how to use your upgrade to ISO 9001:2015 as an opportunity to rebuild your QMS into a helpful asset in managing your business.

The standard tells you what to implement; this book focuses on how and why. Many organizations implement ISO 9001 and see only mild improvements. This book is a collection of concepts that can assist you in implementing a very successful ISO 9001 quality management system. Its concepts go beyond the basic implementation steps so widely available in the marketplace, instead helping you to use the ISO 9001 standard as a tool for organizational growth and success. Instead of being organized sequentially by the standard's clauses, it is split into three sections that outline how to go about satisfying the standard's requirements: Organize, Scrutinize, and Optimize. Each of these chapters includes sporadic WHAT TO DO action items to transform theory into practice. This book is intended for anyone leading the ISO 9001 implementation effort, including quality managers, management reps, executives, and consultants. It is to be used in addition to ISO 9001 training courses, packages, and consulting assistance. Read this book while you are simultaneously attending ISO 9001 courses, going through purchased how to” packages, or working with a consultant. Review it again as your implementation nears certification. Reread the later sections of the book after certification is achieved.

ISO 9001:2000: A start-to-finish implementation guide to the newly updated ISO standard from two of the world's leading quality practitioners! -- The realist's guide to ISO 9001:2000 -- internal audits, choosing registrars, ensuring customer focus, measuring results, and much more. -- Dell's Asset Recovery Business (ARB): A start-to-finish ISO 9001 case study, from the insiders who made it happen! -- Moving ISO 9001 from "cost center" to "profit center"! To maintain their ISO 9001 certifications, organizations worldwide must upgrade to the brand-new ISO 9001:2000 standard. In this book, two of the world's leading quality practitioners present the most realistic, business-focused guide to ISO 9001:2000 implementation. The book's focus isn't on mere "conformance: " it shows companies how ISO 9001:2000 can support their key strategic initiatives -- and how to move ISO 9001:2000 from "cost center" to "profit center." Tom Taormina and Keith Brewer cover every aspect of ISO 9001:2000, including the new process model; the latest and most effective internal auditing techniques; how to select a registrar; how to reflect the new standard's requirements for customer focus and management involvement; and much more. In a start-to-finish ISO 9001 case study, the authors show how Dell's Asset Recovery Business (ARB) has gone beyond mere "compliance, " leveraging ISO 9001:2000 standards to build a fully integrated business management system that uses continuous improvement models to drive operational excellence and profitability.

The handbook is structured to guide organizations new to ISO 9001 through the process necessary to connect their current practices to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. For organizations already certified to ISO 9001, it advises how to use your upgrade to ISO 9001:2015 as an opportunity to rebuild your QMS into a helpful asset in managing your business.

Appropriate for courses based on the ISO 9000 series of quality standards, as a supplemental text in courses dealing with Quality Management and Total Quality Management (TQM), and as a hands-on guide for use in private sector organizations. This practical teaching resource/how-to guide provides a step-by-step model for understanding the ISO 9000 family of standards and implementing the ISO 9001 standard in a total quality environment. Interest in ISO 9000 certification is gaining momentum worldwide as organizations that compete in the global marketplace seek to achieve consistent peak performance, world-class quality, and continual improvement of their processes, products, and management systems.

This text is aimed at the busy manager or proprietor who needs to implement ISO 9001. It consists of a commentary against each clause of ISO 9004 (guidelines for performance improvements), explaining the practical benefits of implementing the guidance that is given in the standard.