Management and Control of Quality

The ISO 9000 standards cover the quality management systems of a company and is aimed at helping organizations to meet their customers' needs and the needs of other stakeholders as related to quality. The fundamentals of this standard are based on eight (8) key management structures. From the visit of the Independent Association of Accredited Registrars, which contains a database of ISO 9000 registered companies, it is evident is that the number of registered companies is very high -- more than 48,000 companies. Sixteen (16) registrars registered on the website have issued between 8,000 and 22 certifications. This means that the number of companies that are certified is very high suggesting that they deem the ISO 9000 certification as prestigious and an important tool to create a unique selling point for the companies.

When the number of registered companies is analyzed by country, it is...
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