Quality and business
Introducing the family of ISO 9000 Standards
There are four core Standards and a series of supporting Standards:
The term 'ISO 9000' is often incorrectly used. Properly used, it is the individual Standard, ISO 9000:2000 - Quality Management Systems Fundamentals and Vocabulary.
When an organization is ISO 9001 registered (also known as certified) it means that an auditor has checked and confirmed that it meets the requirements laid out in ISO 9001:2000. This is the only Standard in the family for which a third party can issue registration. The logo opposite is the one displayed by the organizations that have gained registration through BSI.
- ISO 9000: 2000 – Quality Management Systems
Fundamentals and Vocabulary -
- ISO 9001: 2000 – Quality Management Systems Requirements
- ISO 9004: 2000 – Quality Management Systems Guidance
- ISO 19011: 2000 – Quality Management Systems Auditing
- ISO 10000 series of QMS supporting standards