CONTENTS AT GLANCE

What Is ISO?
International Organization for Standardization

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Who Are the Members?

➢ Member bodies
➢ Correspondent members
➢ Subscriber members

The ISO Brand

Democratic
Voluntary
Market-driven
Consensus
Globally relevant

How ISO Standards are developed?

ISO

Secretary-GeneralPresident

ISO Central Secretariat

The ISO Timeline

 Stages of the Development of International Standards

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Stage 1: Proposal stage

Stage 2: Preparatory stage

Stage 3: Committee stage

Stage 4: Enquiry stage

Stage 5: Approval stage

Stage 6: Publication stage

What Standards Do?

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Who Standards Benefit ?

businesses

innovators

customers

governments

trade officials"a level playing field"

developing countries

consumers

everyone

Management Standards
good management practice

ISO 9001:2000

quality management systems

ISO 14001:2004

environmental management systems

Sector Standard or serie of standards

ISO 9000:2000
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Focus on your customers

Provide leadership
Involve your people
Use a process approach
Take a systems approach
Encourage continual improvement
Get the facts before you decide
Work with your suppliers

The ISO Strategic Plan 2005-2010

ISO Strategic Plan 2005-2010 - Standards for a sustainable world

 Success Stories

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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➢ Wikipedia: The Free Content Encyclopaedia