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Boom in Outsourcing Leads to New ISO StandardISO 37500 is intended to relate to any outsourcing relationship
Tue, 12/02/2014 - 15:54
(ISO: Geneva) -- As businesses worldwide look to be more nimble, reduce risks, and tap into wider networks of expertise, it’s no wonder that the trend toward outsourcing has exploded. Just as well that a new ISO standard for outsourcing has been… Unsure You Are Doing Your Food Safety System Right?A new ISO standard can help you
Wed, 11/19/2014 - 12:59
(ISO: Geneva) -- As a food manufacturer or a regulator, safety is one of your biggest concerns. But how can you make sure that your food safety management system (FSMS) follows global best practice? If you are looking for advice to ensure your FSMS… Building Better National Health Systems With a New ISO Road MapISO/TR 14639 is designed to help strengthen national health information systems
Wed, 11/05/2014 - 14:31
(ISO: Geneva) -- From responding to major disease outbreaks to everyday medical treatment, having the right information in the right place at the right time is vital for any national health system. Now health organizations around the globe can… The Importance of Framing the CloudISO/IEC 17788 and ISO/IEC 17789 help companies avoid complex systems with complex failures
Wed, 10/29/2014 - 13:28
(ISO: Geneva) -- If the cloud computing trend sounds a bit nebulous to you, you’re not alone. Many enterprises that opt for these services end up with complicated multicloud deployments that become unmanageable. These are complex systems with… Dear Elected Official: Let’s Talk Quality...Implementing ISO/TS 17582 reduces the number of electoral disputes
Thu, 05/15/2014 - 00:00
Governments—local or otherwise—are under increasing pressure around the world to provide results that matter to the public, often within severe resource constraints. Now they are taking pointers from the private sector by using ISO 9001 for quality… ISO 9001 and the Public SectorTwo new documents, one big benefit, and millions of satisfied citizens
Tue, 03/18/2014 - 16:44
How can governments increase efficiency, prevent errors, and improve customer service? Answer: ISO 9001.
ISO 9001 is by far the world's most established quality framework, currently being used by more than 1.5 million organizations in 191… Caring Robots Get the Green LightRosie might be just around the corner
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 11:05
From friendly Wall-E and helpful R2-D2 to the dystopian worlds of The Matrix and The Terminator, robots have captured our imagination and visions of the future for generations. But the time is fast approaching where interactions between humans and… Tackling the Water Infrastructure Gap With StandardsThree new standards underway from ISO
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 13:57
Asset management is not a new practice. Managing assets to meet organizational or social objectives has existed since humans first began building infrastructures, whether private or public. The effort and resources involved inevitably generated the… How Green Is Green?Free ISO brochure explains ISO 14020 for environmental labels and declarations
Wed, 02/20/2013 - 17:01
A new ISO brochure will help both manufacturers and consumer representatives understand how a simple set of rules and guidelines provided by ISO standards can ensure that environmental claims made on products or labels can be trusted.
The free… Improving Food Safety Through Inspector CertificationMore than just taste is at stake
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 11:37
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year one in six people becomes sick, more than 127,000 are hospitalized, and about 3,000 die of foodborne illness. The annual economic cost in the United States alone is about $…
