Re: CE compliance testing in the UK

From: keith (krw_at_att.bizzzz)
Date: 02/14/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:31:59 -0500

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:19:03 +0000, nospam wrote:

> keith <krw@att.bizzzz> wrote:
>
>>All that's needed is a documented process, documentation to show
>>that the process is followed, and a measurement system that is used to
>>refine the process (and a pule of money to pay for the certificate). ISO
>>is about processes, not quality.
>
> Not knowing that much about it, but, I always considered ISO9000 as a
> virus.

Indeed it was inteded to be just that. The Europeans totally
underestimated the capacity of US corporations to generate paper. It
*was* designed to keep US corporations out of the EU. Ooops.

> Those at the top of the 'food chain' decide that can only buy from
> approved suppliers and those suppliers in turn pass the same
> requirements to their suppliers and so on.

Yep.

> Is there anything in ISO9000 which requires your suppliers to have
> ISO9000? or makes life easier when they have ISO9000? or is it just ***
> heads writing the processes which require it and so their ISO9000
> approvals depend on it?

You have to have a process from one end to he other, so you figure it out. 

-- 
  Keith
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