Implementing IS0 9001: 2000: The Journey from Conformance to Performance

ISO 9001:2000: A start-to-finish implementation guide to the newly updated ISO standard from two of the world's leading quality practitioners!-- The realist's guide to ISO 9001:2000 -- internal audits, choosing registrars, ensuring customer focus, measuring results, and much more.-- Dell's Asset Recovery Business (ARB): A start-to-finish ISO 9001 case study, from the insiders who made it happen!-- Moving ISO 9001 from "cost center" to "profit center"!To maintain their ISO 9001 certifications, organizations worldwide must upgrade to the brand-new ISO 9001:2000 standard. In this book, two of the world's leading quality practitioners present the most realistic, business-focused guide to ISO 9001:2000 implementation. The book's focus isn't on mere "conformance: " it shows companies how ISO 9001:2000 can support their key strategic initiatives -- and how to move ISO 9001:2000 from "cost center" to "profit center." Tom Taormina and Keith Brewer cover every aspect of ISO 9001:2000, including the new process model; the latest and most effective internal auditing techniques; how to select a registrar; how to reflect the new standard's requirements for customer focus and management involvement; and much more. In a start-to-finish ISO 9001 case study, the authors show how Dell's Asset Recovery Business (ARB) has gone beyond mere "compliance, " leveraging ISO 9001:2000 standards to build a fully integrated business management system that uses continuous improvement models to drive operational excellence and profitability.