Publisher's Synopsis
Pressures are beginning to be applied from several sources for firms to demonstrate their commitment to Quality Assurance and their implementation of its principles by some form of certification or registration. This title presents an outline of the various ways in which such a demonstration can be achieved, either through registration in one of several similar commercial schemes or by some form of self certification. It provides guidance to the preferred route to be taken for different situations and how to go about following the selected approach.;Sections include terminology, reasons for operating a quality system, source of third party certification, what certification involves, publicity, European impacts, recommendations on procedures for QA registration, the cost of QA registration, financial assistance, second party certification, mandatory requirements. Pressures are beginning to be applied for firms to demonstrate their commitment to Quality Assurance and their implementation of its principles by some form of certification or registration. This title presents an outline of the various ways in which such a demonstration can be achieved.
