“The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.”
Ken Olsen, founder, Digital Equipment Corporation
ISO 9000:2000
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While it’s often true that if some is good, more is better, it’s just the opposite with quality standards – especially in a global economy.
Recognizing that, the European Community, the U.S. and Asia are finally embracing a single quality standard under the single designation “ISO 9000:2000.”That way, corporations around the world and throughout the U.S. have a unified way of measuring the quality of the products or services they purchase or provide.That makes it easier, better and cheaper for everyone.
And when there is a single standard that eliminates the costs of having to juggle several, the choice is easy.