ISO/TC 176/SC 3 - Supporting technologies

This document gives guidelines for the selection of appropriate statistical techniques that can be useful to an organization, irrespective of size or complexity, in developing, implementing, maintaining and improving a quality management system in conformity with ISO 9001:2015. This document does not provide guidance on how to use the statistical techniques.

This document gives guidelines for realizing financial and economic benefits by applying a top-down structured approach to achieving financial and economic benefits. The structured approach uses the quality management principles and quality management system described in the ISO 9000 family of management system standards to: a) monitor and manage trends in key performance metrics; b) take improvement action based on the observed metrics. This document is directed specifically to the top management of an organization. This document is applicable to any organization, whether from the public, private or not-for-profit sector, regardless of its business model, revenue, number of employees, diversity of product and service offerings, organizational culture, complexity of processes, place or number of locations. This document complements ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 9004:2018 for performance improvements and provides examples of achievable benefits from the application of concepts in those standards. This document identifies associated practical management methods and tools to assist in realizing the benefits.

This document gives guidance for the development and maintenance of the documented information necessary to support an effective quality management system, tailored to the specific needs of the organization. This document can also be used to support other management systems, e.g. environmental or occupational health and safety management systems.

This document gives guidelines for engaging people in an organization's quality management system and on enhancing their involvement and competence within it. This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of its size, type or activity.

This document gives guidelines for an organization to establish, implement, maintain and improve systems for competence management and people development to positively affect outcomes related to the conformity of products and services and the needs and expectations of relevant interested parties. This document is applicable to all organizations regardless of their type or size. It does not add to, change or otherwise modify requirements for the ISO 9000 family or any other standards.

This document gives guidelines for the process of complaints handling related to products and services within an organization, including planning, design, development, operation, maintenance and improvement. The complaints-handling process described is suitable for use as one of the processes of an overall quality management system. NOTE Throughout this document, the terms "product" and "service" refer to the outputs of an organization that are intended for, or required by, a customer. This document is intended for use by any organization regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides. It is also intended for use by organizations in all sectors. Annex B provides guidance specifically for small businesses. This document addresses the following aspects of complaints handling: a) enhancing customer satisfaction by creating a customer-focused environment that is open to feedback (including complaints), resolving any complaints received, and enhancing the organization's ability to improve its products and services, including customer service; b) top management involvement and commitment through adequate acquisition and deployment of resources, including personnel training; c) recognizing and addressing the needs and expectations of complainants; d) providing complainants with an open, effective and easy-to-use complaints process; e) analysing and evaluating complaints in order to improve the quality of products and services, including customer service; f) auditing of the complaints-handling process; g) reviewing the effectiveness and efficiency of the complaints-handling process. This document does not apply to disputes referred for resolution outside the organization or for employment-related disputes.

This document gives guidelines for planning, designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and improving customer satisfaction codes of conduct. This document is applicable to product- and service-related codes containing promises made to customers by an organization concerning its behaviour. Such promises and related provisions are aimed at enhanced customer satisfaction. Annex A provides simplified examples of components of codes for different organizations. NOTE Throughout this document, the terms "product" and "service" refer to the outputs of an organization that are intended for, or required by, a customer. This document is intended for use by any organization regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides, including organizations that design customer satisfaction codes of conduct for use by other organizations. Annex C gives guidance specifically for small businesses. This document is aimed at customer satisfaction codes of conduct concerning individual customers purchasing or using goods, property or services for personal or household purposes, although it is applicable to all customer satisfaction codes of conduct. This document does not prescribe the substantive content of customer satisfaction codes of conduct, nor does it address other types of codes of conduct, such as those that relate to the interaction between an organization and its personnel, or between an organization and its suppliers.

This document gives guidelines for an organization to plan, design, develop, operate, maintain and improve an effective and efficient dispute-resolution process for complaints that have not been resolved by the organization. This document is applicable to: — complaints relating to the organization's products and services, the complaints-handling process or dispute-resolution process; — resolution of disputes arising from domestic or cross-border business activities, including those arising from electronic commerce. This document is intended for use by any organization regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides, and deals with: — guidance on determining when and how organizations can participate in dispute resolution; — guidance on the selection of providers and use of their services; — top management involvement in, and commitment to, dispute resolution and deployment of adequate resources within the organization; — the essentials for fair, suitable, transparent and accessible dispute resolution; — guidance on management of an organization's participation in dispute resolution; — monitoring, evaluating and improving the dispute-resolution process. This document is particularly aimed at dispute resolution between an organization and — individuals purchasing or using products and services for personal or household purposes, or — small businesses. This document does not apply to the resolution of other types of disputes, such as employment disputes. It does not apply to complaints handling within an organization.

This document gives guidelines for defining and implementing processes to monitor and measure customer satisfaction. This document is intended for use by any organization regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides. The focus of this document is on customers external to the organization. NOTE Throughout this document, the terms "product" and "service" refer to the outputs of an organization that are intended for, or required by, a customer.

ISO 10008:2013 provides guidance for planning, designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and improving an effective and efficient business-to-consumer electronic commerce transaction (B2C ECT) system within an organization. It is applicable to any organization engaged in, or planning to be engaged in, a business-to-consumer electronic commerce transaction, regardless of size, type and activity. ISO 10008:2013 is not intended to form part of a consumer contract or to change any rights or obligations provided by applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. ISO 10008:2013 aims to enable organizations to set up a fair, effective, efficient, transparent and secure B2C ECT system, in order to enhance consumers' confidence in B2C ECTs and increase the satisfaction of consumers. It is aimed at B2C ECTs concerning consumers as a sub-set of customers. The guidance given in ISO 10008:2013 can complement an organization's quality management system.

This document gives guidelines for the selection of appropriate statistical techniques that can be useful
to an organization, irrespective of size or complexity, in developing, implementing, maintaining and
improving a quality management system in conformity with ISO 9001:2015.
This document does not provide guidance on how to use the statistical techniques.

ISO 10019:2005 provides guidance for the selection of quality management system consultants and the use of their services. It is intended to assist organizations when selecting a quality management system consultant. It gives guidance on the process for evaluating the competence of a quality management system consultant and provides confidence that the organization's needs and expectations for the consultant's services will be met.

ISO 10012:2003 specifies generic requirements and provides guidance for the management of measurement processes and metrological confirmation of measuring equipment used to support and demonstrate compliance with metrological requirements. It specifies quality management requirements of a measurement management system that can be used by an organization performing measurements as part of the overall management system, and to ensure metrological requirements are met. ISO 10012:2003 is not intended to be used as a requisite for demonstrating conformance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or any other standard. Interested parties can agree to use ISO 10012:2003 as an input for satisfying measurement management system requirements in certification activities. Other standards and guides exist for particular elements affecting measurement results, for example, details of measurement methods, competence of personnel, interlaboratory comparisons. ISO 10012:2003 is not intended as a substitute for, or as an addition to, the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.

ISO 10002:2014 provides guidance on the process of complaints handling related to products within an organization, including planning, design, operation, maintenance, and improvement. The complaints-handling process described is suitable for use as one of the processes of an overall quality management system. ISO 10002:2014 is not applicable to disputes referred for resolution outside the organization or for employment-related disputes. It is also intended for use by organizations of all sizes and in all sectors. Annex A provides guidance specifically for small businesses. ISO 10002:2014 addresses the following aspects of complaints handling: enhancing customer satisfaction by creating a customer-focused environment that is open to feedback (including complaints), resolving any complaints received, and enhancing the organization's ability to improve its product and customer service; top management involvement and commitment through adequate acquisition and deployment of resources, including personnel training; recognizing and addressing the needs and expectations of complainants; providing complainants with an open, effective, and easy-to-use complaints process; analysing and evaluating complaints in order to improve the product and customer service quality; auditing of the complaints-handling process; reviewing the effectiveness and efficiency of the complaints-handling process.

ISO 10004:2012 provides guidance in defining and implementing processes to monitor and measure customer satisfaction. ISO 10004:2012 is intended for use by organizations regardless of type, size or product provided. The focus of ISO 10004:2012 is on customers external to the organization.

ISO 10018:2012 provides guidance on engaging people in an organization's quality management system, and on enhancing their involvement and competence within it. ISO 10018:2012 is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type, or activity.

ISO 19011:2011 provides guidance on auditing management systems, including the principles of auditing, managing an audit programme and conducting management system audits, as well as guidance on the evaluation of competence of individuals involved in the audit process, including the person managing the audit programme, auditors and audit teams. ISO 19011:2011 is applicable to all organizations that need to conduct internal or external audits of management systems or manage an audit programme. The application of ISO 19011:2011 to other types of audits is possible, provided that special consideration is given to the specific competence needed.

ISO/TS 10004:2010 provides guidance in defining and implementing processes to monitor and measure customer satisfaction. ISO/TS 10004:2010 is intended for use by organizations regardless of type, size or product provided. The focus of ISO/TS 10004:2010 is on customers external to the organization. ISO/TS 10004:2010 is not intended for certification or contractual purposes, nor is it intended to change any rights or obligations under applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.

ISO 10003:2007 provides guidance for an organization to plan, design, develop, operate, maintain and improve an effective and efficient dispute-resolution process for complaints that have not been resolved by the organization. ISO 10003:2007 is applicable to: complaints relating to the organization's products intended for, or required by, customers, the complaints-handling process or dispute-resolution process; resolution of disputes arising from domestic or cross-border business activities, including those arising from electronic commerce. ISO 10003:2007 is intended for use by organizations regardless of type, size and product provided, and deals with guidance on determining when and how organizations can participate in dispute resolution, guidance on the selection of providers and use of their services, top management involvement in, and commitment to, dispute resolution and deployment of adequate resources within the organization, the essentials for fair, suitable, transparent and accessible dispute resolution, guidance on management of an organization's participation in dispute resolution, and monitoring, evaluating and improving the dispute-resolution process. ISO 10003:2007 is not intended for certification or for contractual purposes. It does not apply to the resolution of other types of disputes, such as employment disputes. It is not intended to change any rights or obligations provided by applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. ISO 10003:2007 does not apply to complaints handling within an organization.

ISO 10001:2007 provides guidance for planning, designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and improving customer satisfaction codes of conduct. ISO 10001:2007 is applicable to product-related codes containing promises made to customers by an organization concerning its behaviour. Such promises and related provisions are aimed at enhanced customer satisfaction. Annex A provides simplified examples of components of codes for different organizations. ISO 10001:2007 is intended for use by organizations regardless of type, size and product provided, including organizations that design customer satisfaction codes of conduct for use by other organizations. Annex C gives guidance specifically for small businesses. ISO 10001:2007 does not prescribe the substantive content of customer satisfaction codes of conduct, nor does it address other types of codes of conduct, such as those that relate to the interaction between an organization and its personnel, or between an organization and its suppliers. ISO 10001:2007 is not intended for certification or for contractual purposes, and it is not intended to change any rights or obligations provided by applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

ISO 10014:2006 provides guidelines for realizing financial and economic benefits from the application of the ISO 9000 quality management principles. ISO 10014:2006 is directed to top management of an organization and complements ISO 9004 for performance improvements. It provides examples of achievable benefits and identifies management methods and tools that are available to assist with the achievement of those benefits. ISO 10014:2006 consists of guidelines and recommendations, and is not intended for certification, regulatory or contractual use.

ISO 10002:2004 provides guidance on the process of complaints handling related to products within an organization, including planning, design, operation, maintenance and improvement. The complaints-handling process described is suitable for use as one of the processes of an overall quality management system. ISO 10002:2004 is not applicable to disputes referred for resolution outside the organization or for employment-related disputes. It is also intended for use by organizations of all sizes and in all sectors. Annex A provides guidance specifically for small businesses. ISO 10002:2004 addresses the following aspects of complaints handling: -- enhancing customer satisfaction by creating a customer-focused environment that is open to feedback (including complaints), resolving any complaints received, and enhancing the organization's ability to improve its product and customer service; -- top management involvement and commitment through adequate acquisition and deployment of resources, including personnel training; -- recognizing and addressing the needs and expectations of complainants; -- providing complainants with an open, effective and easy-to-use complaints process; -- analysing and evaluating complaints in order to improve the product and customer service quality; -- auditing of the complaints-handling process; -- reviewing the effectiveness and efficiency of the complaints-handling process. ISO 10002:2004 is not intended to change any rights or obligations provided by applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.

ISO/TR 10017:2003 provides guidance on the selection of appropriate statistical techniques that may be useful to an organization in developing, implementing, maintaining and improving a quality management system in compliance with ISO 9001. This is done by examining those requirements of ISO 9001 that involve the use of quantitative data, and then identifying and describing the statistical techniques that can be useful when applied to such data. The list of statistical techniques cited in ISO/TR 10017:2003 is neither complete nor exhaustive, and does not preclude the use of any other techniques (statistical or otherwise) that are deemed to be beneficial to the organization. Furthermore, ISO/TR 10017:2003 does not attempt to prescribe which statistical technique(s) are to be used; nor does it attempt to advise on how the technique(s) are to be implemented. ISO/TR 10017:2003 is not intended for contractual, regulatory or certification/registration purposes. It is not intended to be used as a mandatory checklist for compliance with ISO 9001:2000 requirements. The justification for using statistical techniques is that their application would help to improve the effectiveness of the quality management system.

ISO 19011:2002 provides guidance on the principles of auditing, managing audit programmes, conducting quality management system audits and environmental management system audits, as well as guidance on the competence of quality and environmental management system auditors. It is applicable to all organizations needing to conduct internal or external audits of quality and/or environmental management systems or to manage an audit programme. The application of ISO 19011 to other types of audits is possible in principle provided that special consideration is paid to identifying the competence needed by the audit team members in such cases.

Provides guidelines for the development, preparation and control of quality manuals tailored to the specific needs of the user. Does not cover detailed work instructions, quality plans, brochures and other quality system related documents.

Applies to: testing laboratories, including those providing a calibration service; suppliers of products or services; other organizations where measurement is used to demonstrate compliance with specified requirements.

Establishes basic audit principles, criteria and practices, and provides guidelines for establishing, planning, carrying out and documenting audits. Provides guidelines for verifying the existence and implementation of elements of a quality system and for verifying the system's ability to achieve defined quality objectives. Applicable or adaptable to different kinds of industries and organizations.