Cost of an ISO 9001 Quality System

While operating a good ISO 9001 quality system results in significant cost savings (even after paying the periodic audit fees of about $1,000 - $2,000 per auditor day), the initial ISO 9001:2008 implementation can be expensive. Large companies often spend in excess of hundred thousand dollars, while small companies could get by with a thousand dollars. We found that small to medium size companies can achieve significant savings by implementing the ISO 9001:2008 quality system internally in-house using a good template or sample for a quality manual and quality procedures. We prefer the featured ISO 9000 starter package which includes everything you need to start ISO 9001:2008 because it provides detailed customization instructions, it is so easy to understand and easy to implement, and the resulting ISO 9001:2008 quality system is very un-bureaucratic and efficient.