What standards make up the ISO 9000 2000 series?
So far, ISO has developed four new standards in the ISO 9000 series: ISO 9000:2005, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9004:2000 and ISO 19011:2002. ISO 9001:2008 contains ISO’s new quality management system requirements. This is the standard against which you wish to become certified (registered) company. ISO 9000:2005 and ISO 9004:2000 contain ISO’s new quality management system guidelines. Refer to these standards if you wish to learn more about ISO’s approach to quality management. ISO 9000:2005 presents definitions and discusses terminology, while ISO 9004:2000 is a set of guidelines for improving performance. Use ISO 9004:2000 if you wish to develop a quality management system that goes beyond the basic ISO 9001:2008 requirements, or if you wish to continually improve the performance of your quality management system. While these two guideline standards will certainly help you, they are not intended to be used for certification purposes.