ISO9000:2000(E)Qualitymanagementsystems–Fundamentalsandvocabulary1ScopeThisInternationalStandarddescribesfundamentalsofqualitymanagementsystems,whichformthesubjectoftheISO9000family,anddefinesrelatedterms
ThisInternationalStandardisapplicabletothefollowing:a)organizationsseekingadvantagethroughtheimplementationofaqualitymanagementsystem;b)organizationsseekingconfidencefromtheirsuppliersthattheirproductrequirementswillbesatisfied;c)usersoftheproducts;d)thoseconcernedwithamutualunderstandingoftheterminologyusedinqualitymanagement(e
suppliers,customers,regulators);e)thoseinternalorexternaltotheorganizationwhoassessthequalitymanagementsystemoraudititforconformitywiththerequirementsofISO9001(e
auditors,regulators,certification/registrationbodies);f)thoseinternalorexternaltotheorganizationwh