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Should ISO 14000 be linked with ISO 9000?
Author(s) -
Cichowicz Judith A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310060111
Subject(s) - iso 14000 , quality management system , quality of analytical results , business , quality (philosophy) , quality audit , quality management , management system , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , process management , operations management , engineering , audit , accounting , environmental management system , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , irrigation , biology
The ISO 9000 standards address the structure of quality management systems, which provide a specified level of quality performance to consumers. Organizations that link ISO 9000 and 14000 can develop a consistent, cost‐effective management system. This article discusses the cost factors that affect a decision to implement management systems, the linkages between the two ISO standards, and some real‐life examples of how these linkages are achieved.