What the Big Deal?

ISO 9000 registration has become a must especially for any company involved in international commerce.
Adherence to the standard is voluntary. But many companies do business exclusively with suppliers which have had their quality sytems”registered”.
A ISO 9000 certificate doesn’t warrant whether specific products are any good –ISO 9000 deals with the environment for producing goods and services, not specific products.
Purchasers of goods and services ask their suppliers to be certified to ISO 9000 because they want to be assured that suppliers are competent to conduct business. Customers don’t want to send their own inspectors to inspect how their suppliers conduct business.