ISO 9001 eBook - Free Online Education In Quality Management

ISO 9001 eBook

The purpose of this free online ISO 9001 eBook is to provide a clear and in-depth understanding of the intent and implication of each clause and sub-clause of the ISO 9001:2000 standard.

While not intended to serve as an implementation guide, this document should provide sufficient insight for a quality practitioner to develop and implement an effective ISO 9001 based quality management system (QMS).

This document can be used by:

- Beginners - to understand and apply ISO 9001 requirements.

- QMS managers - to develop a more effective QMS for their organization.

- QMS auditors - to conduct more effective QMS audits.

- Top management - to gain an understanding of ISO 9001 as a business tool.

- Consultants - to provide value-added service to their clients.

Below each section, clause or sub-clause of the standard, I provide "key points and tips" to help you better understand the specific concepts, principles and requirements. You will find important explanatory points and tips being repeated or further elaborated in different parts of the standard. Whenever I make reference to 'you' or 'your' QMS, I mean your organization's or facility's quality management system.

In going through the explanatory points and tips, I request that you read each paragraph carefully and sometimes twice to fully grasp the additional interpretation or insight it may convey. By doing so, you might be able to save much time, effort and money in understanding and implementing these requirements or help make your QMS more effective.

Read this ISO 9001 eBook before you hire a consultant or take any ISO 9000 training. For more information on ISO 9000 and other business management systems, visit AskArt Solutions