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ISO 9000
What is new in ISO-9001:2000

The new standard has made customers the focal point of it quality management system. It is significantly more customer-oriented than the old standard. While the old standard was also oriented towards meeting customer requirements and achieving customer satisfaction, the new standard addresses this in much greater detail. In addition, it expects you to communicate with customers and to measure and monitor customer satisfaction.

ISO 9001:2000, Customer Satisfaction Requirements

Section

Requirement

1. Scope

1.1 General

This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization:

a) Needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and

b) Aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for the continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements.

5. Management responsibility

5.2 Customer focus

Top management shall ensure that customer requirements are determined and are met with the aim of enhancing customer satisfaction.

6. Resource management

6.1
Provision of resources

The organization shall determine and provide the resources needed

a) To implement and maintain the quality management system and continually improve its effectiveness, and

b) To enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements.

7.
Product realization

7.2
Customer-related processes

7.2.1 Determination of requirements related to the product

The organization shall determine

a) Requirements specified by the customer, including the requirements for delivery and post-delivery activities

8.
Measurement, analysis and improvement

8.2
Monitoring and measurement

8.2.1 Customer satisfaction

As one of the measurements of the performance of the quality management system, the organization shall monitor information relating to customer perception as to whether the organization has met customer requirements. The methods for obtaining and using this information shall be determined.

8.4
Analysis of data

The organization shall determine, collect and analyse appropriate data to demonstrate the suitability and effectiveness of the quality management system and to evaluate where continual improvement of the effectiveness of the quality management system can be made. This shall include data generated as a result of monitoring and measurement and from other relevant sources.

The analysis of data shall provide information relating to

a) Customer satisfaction

b) Conformity to product requirements

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