AS WE AWAIT NEW STANDARDS, LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK.
Although the latest revision of the ISO 9001 quality management standard will not be released until later this year, many companies are already investigating what 9001:2015 will mean to their quality management systems. One element many are anticipating is the section concerning risk management.
While many are anticipating the future of the standard, it seems appropriate to look back in time, when it was difficult to get a standardized product in neighboring towns, let alone around the world.