ISO 9000: Internal Auditing

Essay # 45375

Business > Applied Operations
Business > International

An overview of the international standard institution of ISO 9000.

2,448 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2003 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper goes into general details of ISO 9000. It tells of the differences between ISO 9000:1994 and ISO 9000:2000. It shows why being ISO certified is important. It details the process a company needs to follow to receive ISO certification. The internal audit has 4 main points that should be followed; planning, execution, reporting, and corrective action.

From the Paper:

"Industries today face many difficult challenges and can experience fierce competition from other companies. These challenges include being able to sell their products faster, cheaper, and with a higher level of quality than their competition. For a company to survive in their industry, they need to overcome these challenges presented to them, while still being able to overcome the challenges from other competition. However, if a company is not able to do so, they will inevitably go out of business because no one will buy their products or services. According to Deming, at least 94% of troubles and possibilities for improvement belong to the system that the product is designed from. Therefore, for the company to strive to be more prosperous than their competitors, they must have a high-quality system in place in order to produce a high-quality product."