The International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) is
a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies from world wit ha view to facilitating
the international exchange of goods and
services.
In the 21st century, ISO sees a world
in which global trade between nations
continues to grow at a rate 3 to 4 times
faster than national economies; a world
in which the design, manufacturing, marketing,
and customer service operations of a growing
majority of individual enterprises are
distributed across many countries. ISO
9000 is a series of quality standards
that are recognized worldwide as a measure
of customer satisfaction. A measure that
has become increasingly necessary, to
compete in today's global