ISO 9000:2005
Quality management systems -- Fundamentals and vocabulary
This standard has been revised by ISO 9000:2015
ISO 9000:2005 describes fundamentals of quality management systems, which form the subject of the ISO 9000 family, and defines related terms.
It is applicable to the following:
a) organizations seeking advantage through the implementation of a quality management system;
b) organizations seeking confidence from their suppliers that their product requirements will be satisfied;
c) users of the products;
d) those concerned with a mutual understanding of the terminology used in quality management (e.g. suppliers, customers, regulators);
e) those internal or external to the organization who assess the quality management system or audit it for conformity with the requirements of ISO 9001 (e.g. auditors, regulators, certification/registration bodies);
f) those internal or external to the organization who give advice or training on the quality management system appropriate to that organization;
g) developers of related standards.
General information
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Status : WithdrawnPublication date : 2005-09
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Edition : 3
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- ICS :
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Quality management and quality assurance
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Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. (Vocabularies)
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Management systems
Life cycle
A standard is reviewed every 5 years
Revisions / Corrigenda
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Previously
ISO 9000:2000
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Now withdrawn
ISO 9000:2005 -
Revised by
ISO 9000:2015
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