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- ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001-2008: Quality management
systems - Requirements
- Also available in a pocket-sized version and in Spanish
- Technical Corrigendum 1 available for download - ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2008: Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes
- ANSI/ASQ Z1.9-2008: Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Variables for Percent Nonconforming
- ISO/TS 16949:2009: Quality management systems - Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations
- SAE T9100 Revision C: AS9100C Quality Management Systems
- ANSI/ISO/ASQ E14001-2004: Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use
- ASQ/ANSI/ISO 19011:2011 - Guidelines for auditing management systems
- ASQ TR1-2012: Best Quality Practices for Biomedical Research in Drug Development (ASQ Technical Report)
- ASQ Z1 TR1-2012: Guidelines for performing a self-assessment of a quality management system
Apples to Oranges
John G. Surak addresses the differences between ISO 22000 and ISO 9001, explaining that the two can be used in tandem to build an effective food quality and safety management system.
Future Challenges for ISO 14001:
ISO Continual Improvement Survey
The ISO 14001 environmental management systems standard is currently being revised. ISO recently conducted a continual improvement survey to develop an understanding of the needs of current, past, and potential users, and public comments on the committee draft are still welcome.
Comparing Acceptance Sampling Standards
In this first article in a two-part series for Quality Engineering, Dean V. Neubauer and Stephen N. Luko discuss common attribute sampling standards, including MIL-STD-105E (the premier standard that led to derivatives), ASTM E2234, ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, and ISO 2859-1.
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