This International Standard describes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality management which are universally applicable to the following: — organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system; — customers seeking confidence in an organization’s ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements; — organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that product and service requirements will be met; — organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management; — organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001; — providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management; — developers of related standards. This International Standard specifies the terms and definitions that apply to all quality management and quality management system standards developed by ISO/TC 176.

• Year of Declaration: 2016
• Reference: ISO 9000:2015
• Number of Pages: 51
• Code: GYS 237
• Version: First Revision
• ICS Number: 01.040.03