The ISO 9000 family of quality management system standards, called ISO 9000:2000, is finally being updated. Why you ask? Well, it hasn't been updated since initially issued, and the committee agreed that it needs to reflect a more modern understanding of quality. On September 14, 2000, the standards took one further step towards finalization.
These new standards are now being distributed to the institutes that make up ISO's worldwide membership. It will be approved if at least 75 percent of the votes cast on November 14, 2000, are in favor. In this case, it will be published as the new International Standards in December 2000.
The three FDIS (Final Draft International Standards) which have just been published are the following:
- ISO/FDIS 9000, Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
- ISO/FDIS 9001, Quality management systems - Requirements
- ISO/FDIS 9004, Quality management systems - Guidelines for performance improvements
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