The
history of standards for contemporary quality systems
quality systems
traces back to 1959, when the U.S. Department of Defense
released a quality management program
under the designation MIL-Q-9858. For nearly two decades, this standard
was primarily used in the
U.S.
defense
and aerospace industries. In the mid 1960s, the
former
Soviet Union
introduced a national standard in an attempt to manage quality
or goods across
the country.
In
1987 ISO completed and released its 9000 series of standards. The ISO
9000
series of standards first gained popularity in
Europe. By the late 1980’s, ISO 9000 standards had reached the
U.S.
market.
ISO
9000 standards are not product specific and can be used by a wide range of
manufacturing and service companies. The ISO 9001 standard requires
that a company develops and implements a basic quality management
system, using the specific elements to ensure the company is capable
of maintaining uniformity of its processes and, as a result, provides
its customers with a consistent quality of products and services.
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