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"ISO 9000: Worldwide Quality Standard" by James G. Patterson, published by
Crisp Publications, Inc. (1200 Hamilton Court, Menlo Park, CA 94025-1427),
1995, 128 pages, $8.95 (list)
A Book Review by Norman C. Frank, PE, CQE, CQA
CER Corporation, Washington, DC
This book is for the very beginner in the ISO 9000 series standards. It
provides a very brief overview with little explanatory information. It is
part of a series called the "50-Minute Series" published by Crisp
Publications. This series provides information on many subjects and is
intended to be read in approximately 50 minutes.
The book states that it is based on the most recent changes to the ISO 9000
Series approved for 1994, but the references are to paragraphs of the 1986
issue of the standards. The book also perpetuates the incorrect definition
of ISO as "International Standards Organization" (should be "International
Organization for Standardization" or simply ISO stands for "equal").
The author does provide some information on how the standard might be used in
the United States. He mentions use by the Food and Drug Administration for
medical devices, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the
Fortune 1000. The author provides some benefits of certification along with
some average costs to achieve certification ($245,000) and for average annual
return ($179,000).
The author discusses each of the 20 elements of ISO 9000 and provides some
guidance on their interpretation. Unfortunately quotes from the book "The
ISO 9000 Book" by John T. Rabbitt and Peter A. Bergh, which is not
sufficiently detailed to help with ISO certification, along with the author's
interpretations are used for clarification. John Stuart Mill said, "All good
things which exist are the fruits of originality." Quoting from others does
not provide original thought.
This book would only be useful to someone who has no knowledge of the ISO
9000 Series Standards.
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Mr. Frank has over 25 years experience in the field of quality, in the areas
of nuclear quality assurance, research and development, and consulting. He
is currently in Washington, D.C., with CER Corporation out of Las Vegas,
Nevada.