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Article: Back To The Quality Assurance Basics With ISO 9000.(Brief Article)
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- Professional Builder (1993)
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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Nearly all successful businesses have quality assurance systems in place. But what exactly is a quality assurance system in the home building industry, and what standards define such a system?
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Geneva, Switzerland first published ISO 9000 quality system standards in 1987. Almost all countries have adopted it as their national quality standard.
ISO 9000 is primarily concerned with a quality assurance process that applies universally to all industries. ISO 9000 defines the key principles for quality assurance and standards for rigorous conformance to specifications. In its application to ...