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		<title><![CDATA[Versar, Inc. Awarded ISO 9000 Certification For Its Protective Suits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_August_2/ai_n27351897]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- VERSAR, Inc. (Amex:VSR) announced today that the Life Support Systems Division of its wholly-owned subsidiary, GEOMET Technologies, LLC, has received a Certificate of Registration to ISO 9001:2000 for manufacturing and supplying Personal Protective Equipment PPE products used in government, military, and commercial applications.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting the Best Results from Your Advertising Agency]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to show themselves in the best light, advertising agencies will make a lot of claims and promises when trying to win new business. Once an agency has been selected, it is important to regularly review agency performance to see that initial promises are being kept, and that the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Impact Of ISO 9000 Diffusion On Trade And FDI: A New Institutional Analysis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=312673]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The effects of ISO 9000 diffusion on trade and FDI have gone understudied. Panel data reported by OECD nations over the 1995-2002 period is employed to estimate the impact of ISO adoptions on country-pair economic relations. ISO diffusion is found to have no effect in developed nations, but to positively...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seal of approval: the Research Center's new certification program for OSB products is based on ISO 9000 principles.(THE NAHB RESEARCH CENTER CORNER)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT LAST MONTH'S INTERNAtional Builders' Show, the NAHB  Research Center announced the rollout of its new Oriented Strand Board  OSB Product Certification Program. An extension of the Research  Center's existing building product testing and certificati  AT LAST MONTH'S INTERNAtional Builders' Show, the NAHB  Research Center...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TQM, ISO 9000, Six Sigma: Do Process Management Programs Discourage Innovation?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=236937]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision by a rock group in Northern Kentucky to call itself 6 Sigma suggests that process management programs may definitely be part of mainstream consciousness. But does the continuing popularity of such programs hide the fact that they can end up suppressing innovation? "The risk is that you misapply...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The implementation and impact of ISO 9000 among small manufacturing enterprises.(International Standards Organization )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb177/is_200507/ai_n15045413]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality is essential to customer satisfaction and competitive  success. Unfortunately, resource constraints can place the small-firm  manufacturer at a quality disadvantage. This paper considers the  benefits and barriers to International Standards Or    Quality is essential to customer satisfaction and competitive  success. Unfortunately, resource...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sarbanes-Oxley and ISO 9000]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=139435]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article asserts that an existing ISO 9000 structure lends itself to integration with a companyÆs financial system, and quality personnel can provide the expertise to help achieve SOX compliance. Just as SOX makes it necessary for the CEO to understand the financial condition of the company, a SOX based...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000 as a Tool for TQM: A Spanish Case Study]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=163810]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Using the case study methodology, the authors asked quality managers about their company's experience with ISO 9000:1994 and Total Quality Management TQM implementation. The results show that initially the standard could help some companies reorganize their procedures and define responsibilities and duties. TQM has improved many aspects of performance, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Perceptions About the ISO 9000 (2000) Quality System Standard Revision and Its Value: The Dutch Experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=136604]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The aim of the research reported in this paper is to assess the relative value of the 2000 version of the ISO 9000 series of quality management system standards in comparison to the 1994 version. 773 organizations which have all been certified to the ISO 9000 standard were surveyed (a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000 - An Integrated Approach]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=254683]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Developed to improve quality in the manufacturing industry, ISO 9000 has been successfully extended across the services industry and government. The quality management system standard is issued by the International Standards Organization ISO to ensure quality in products/services. The primary focus of ISO 9000 is on a proactive approach to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NIDC DISCUSSES ISO 9000-2000 CERTIFICATE ACHIEVEMENT]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5561/is_200405/ai_n22674266]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TX According to "Tehran Times", the deputy managing director of the National Iranian Drilling Company NIDC Engineer Mohammad Alami, in a press briefing attached special significance to setting up ISO 9000 Quality Management certificate not onlTX According to "Tehran Times", the deputy managing director of the National Iranian Drilling Company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO certification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3251/is_11_230/ai_n25078303]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Derwent, OH-based Basic Systems, Inc., a consulting engineering firm specializing in the engineering and automation of natural gas facilities, has been awarded ISO 9000 certification. Basic Systems' ISO 9000 certification an international set of standards for total quality management developed by the International Organization for Standardization signifies its continued commitment...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000 - QS-9000 Information Exchange]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59846]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article gives in details the background of the ISO 9000 standards It answers the various questions including its development and importance, its registration process, the document management and the process of getting the certification. It also specifies the kind of industries that need this certification and the step by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[60pc of firms yet to upgrade ISO 1994 version, BUSINESS TIMES]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5556/is_200307/ai_n21968340]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business Times Malaysia    07-11-2003     ONLY 40 per cent of organizations with ISO certification based on the  1994 version have upgraded to the new ISO 9001:2000 standards.    With just over five months left until the December 15 2003 target date...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000 Makes Integrated Systems User Friendly]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=120444]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘The revised ISO 9000:2000 standard makes several provisions for organizations either to develop and implement a new quality management system or change and improve an existing one. Organizations need to develop and implement management systems based on processes or activities that systematically help personnel understand what...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000 For A Small Planet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58993]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO 9000, the international standard for quality management, is truly becoming a worldwide standard. By December 2001, there were more than 510,616 businesses certified in 161 countries. While 10 industrialized nations accounted for nearly 62% of that total (see Figure 1), ISO 9000 registrations are now being reported from many...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000: Achieving & Retaining Certification for Professional Services Organizations and Internal Service Departments]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134098]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper reviews ISO 9000, what it provides organizations, and how Tenrox ISO Toolkit helps achieve and retain ISO 9000 certification. The paper also mentions how ISO 9000 relates to Six Sigma. ISO 9000, coupled with a modern software tool that is capable of facilitating process improvement initiatives and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Registrars and ISO 9000 credibility: too lenient registrars may tarnish the ISO certification process. (Probing the Limits).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5589/is_200302/ai_n23565155]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are issues with registrars causing a credibility problem with ISO  9000? I received many e-mails from ISO 9000 advocates suggesting this.    Are issues with registrars causing a credibility problem with ISO  9000? I received many e-mails from ISO 9000 advocates suggesting this.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SCOR your ISO certification: prioritizing key operations helps make the most out of ISO 9000: 2000. (Quality Standards).(Supply Chain Operation Reference)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5589/is_200302/ai_n23565163]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For manufacturers who are focused on renewing ISO certification  this year, it is time to roll up the sleeves because there are  significant differences between ISO 9000:1994 and ISO 9000: 2000. Many  manufacturers are struggling because of the ISO emph  For manufacturers who are focused on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The ISO Survey of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certificates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=55371]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["ISO does not itself issue certificates of conformity to ISO 9000 or ISO 14000. This is carried out  independently of ISO by certification bodies in different countries. Therefore, there is no "official" central database of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certificates. However, ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 are two...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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