ISO 9000/2000 IN THE REFRACTORIES INDUSTRY

摘要

For an overview of UK certification market, the global certification market, the market size and the standards involved, we need to look at the ISO 9000/2000 changes and try to link them to some of the specific industry issues that are related to certification. We also need to consider the likely future requirements that will be faced in terms of certification; broadly speaking, what it will cost, and then ask the question, "is there a better way", before summarising the benefits ISO 9000 currently dominates the global certification market. (At the beginning of 2000, about 400,000 certificates had been issued world wide). We will talk about grade later, but for interest, one of the key areas is the Far East, particularly China.