This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization:
a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
All the requirements of this International Standard are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.
NOTE 1 In this International Standard, the terms “product” or “service” only apply to products and services intended for, or required by, a customer.
NOTE 2 Statutory and regulatory requirements can be expressed as legal requirements.
ISO 9001:2015 Referenced Document
IEC 60300-1:2014 Dependability management - Part 1: Guidance for management and application
2008ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems - Requirements
2000ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems - Requirements
1995ISO 9001:1994/Cor 1:1995 Quality systems — Model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing — Technical Corrigendum 1
1994ISO 9001:1994 Quality systems - Model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing
1987ISO 9001:1987 Quality systems; Model for quality assurance in design/development, production, installation and servicing