The Benefits of Standards Organizations: ISO 9000
Address the following questions through in-depth research on the internet
Learning Objectives:
CO5: Evaluate the benefits of standards organizations and quality management programs
Assignment Prompt:
This week you evaluate the benefits of standards organizations such as ISO (ISO9000). Your essay this week will be to address the following questions through in-depth research on the internet. This is not an opinion piece, you are to provide your reader with insight from expert sources regarding the following questions. Every assertion you make needs to have a citation attached that is inserted according to APA form and style. Likewise, at the end of your essay you will need to have a Resource section that is properly formatted according to APA 6:
- What is the purpose of ISO 9000
- What basic steps must an organization go through to initiate earning an ISO 9000 certification
- What potential benefits should an organization expect to reap upon completion of an ISO 9000 certification
- What ongoing requirements for continued auditing are necessitated by an ISO 9000certification
- What roles do the leadership of an organization play in initiating and maintaining an ISO 9000 Certification
Assignment Instructions:
Use the template attached for your essay. Your paper should be a minimum of 1000 words.
Answer preview
The modern and globalized world cannot exist without standards which support health, trade, safety, cooperation and among other standards in organizations. According to Arauz, & Suzuki (2004), a standard organization is a body or group of people who set standards from different countries. The standard organization ensures that goods produced or processed meet the various required standards and mainly, they are meant to protect consumers. The standard organizations such as International Standards organization and quality management programs strictly control and regulate the quality of goods and services produced before they are made available to the customers. These bodies ensure that environmental and quality practices are well elaborated and documented.
Purpose of ISO 9000
According to Hoyle (2017), ISO 9000 is the standard on the quality management and quality assurance which are formulated to help organizations to come and document their quality systems elements which are needed to maintain quality systems. ISO 9000 are not meant for a particular organization, but it can be applied…
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