Volume 6 · Issue 10 · October 2001

Contents

OVERVIEW

Each issue of THE INFORMED OUTLOOK includes 8-12 major articles (32-40 pages) on issues that are timely and pertinent to management system professionals. We include a balanced viewpoint with reports from both the editors of THE OUTLOOK and from contributing experts in their field. While our focus is primarily on quality management systems (ISO 9000, QS-9000, TL 9000 and other QMS requirements), we also regularly report on management systems for environmental programs (ISO 14000) and on industry-specific requirements. As an example, the following article from the October 2001 issue of THE OUTLOOK reports on what occurred at the recent ISO/TC 176 meetings in Birmingham, UK.