ISO 9000: Rules of the Game for Global Competitiveness, 1992 Process & Product Quality Conference Proceedings

Question ???? What do 320 million people in the EEC have in Common? What Standard has every major industrialized nation adopted as theirs? What is required to sell goods to the English and Australian governments ? What Standard is now being incorporated into US Defense dept. and NATO purchasing requirements? What is being incorporated into the GMP standards? What standard will your US customers be asking you to comply with ? What standard could very well determine the viability of your company? What standard could conservatively bring 1% of total sales to the bottom line ? What standard do you really need to be in compliance with prior to winning the Baldrige? YES.....ISO 9000 As we will demonstrate, IS0 9000 compliance activity really has two purposes. + Customer confidence (Globally) + Creating a healthy organization. In this presentation we will discuss why your customers will feel better about your compliance. How your industry is proceeding with certification, based upon a survey of the Pulp and Paper Industry, for this TAPPI conference by the Foxboro Company (conducted during June of 1992, and a survey of 370 Foxboro Suppliers during April and July of 1992 for a baseline comparisons of industries). And how it will provide you with a competitive organization able to withstand the global winds and flourish.