ISO 9001:2000 QMS is the latest version of quality management system standard. It specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to:

QS 9000 Quality system standard defines the fundamental quality expectations of General Motors, Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Global Truck Manufacturers including Mack Trucks, Freightliner, Navistar International, PACCAR and Volvo GM Heavy Truck as well as other subscribing companies for suppliers of production and service parts and materials.
QS 9000 gives references to the following documents, the requirements of which are to be met as applicable:

ISO 14001 EMS standard specifies requirements for an environmental management system, to enable an organization to formulate policy and objectives taking into account legislative requirements and information about significant environmental impacts.

ISO 14000 EMS applies to those environmental aspects which the organization can control and over which it can be expected to have an influence. It does not itself state specific environmental performance criteria.

IS 15700:2005 QMS standard is published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on the initiative of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Govternment of India.

The standard is specifically designed for public service organizations to demonstrate their ability to consistently provide effective and efficient services which meets customer and applicable legal, statutory and regulatory requirements, to enhance customer satisfaction and for continual improvement in their services and service delivery processes.

Public service organizations including Government Ministries, Offices and Departments, Regulatory Bodies, Public Utility Service Provider, etc, which are either directly providing service to society at large or those which through their policies, directives, regulations, etc, indirectly affect the services being provided by these service providers, are eligible for certification under this scheme.

ISO/TS 16949 QMS defines the quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive related products. ISO/TS 16949 QMS technical specification is applicable to sites of the organization where customer specified parts, for production and/or service, are manufactured.

The goal of ISO/TS 16949 QMS standard is the development of a quality management system that provides for continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain.

ISO/TS 16949 QMS differs from other ISO standards in two important ways: it is restricted to automotive companies and their suppliers; and it requires compliance with a customer's requirements worldwide, not just regionally.

ISO/TS 16949:2002 QMS was developed by a partnership comprising the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), with the support of ISO technical committee ISO/TC 176, which is responsible for the ISO 9000 family of quality management standards. This standard is the result of an agreement between ISO and the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), aimed at meeting the quality management system needs of the international automotive sector.
ISO/TS 16949 QMS is the latest technical specification aligning the multiple automotive quality system standards including QS-9000 (North America), VDA 6.1 (Germany), EAQF (France) and AVSQ (Italy).

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point or HACCP (Pronounced Hassip) is a Systematic Quality Method for the Food and Beverage industry and service to detect and control the possible chemical, physical, and biological hazards within a process.
HACCP involve seven principles:

SA 8000 is an International Standard for Social Accountability and is developed by Social Accountability International (SAI). The objective of SA 8000 is to ensure ethical sourcing of goods and services. SA 8000 is a voluntary standard and can be applied to any size of organization or business across all industries.

SA 8000 is used around the world to assure just and decent working conditions by protecting widely accepted labour rights. SA 8000 sets basic standard for:

OHSAS 18001 specifies requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard to enable organizations to formulate a policy and objectives taking into account legislative requirements and information about hazards and risks.

OHSAS 18001 applies to those hazards or risks over which the organization may exert control and over which it can be expected to have an influence. OHSAS 18001 does not state specific Occupational Health and Safety performance outcomes.

To complete in today's global marketplace, Indian manufacturers are beginning to export more goods to Europe. Before doing so, however, many companies must obtain CE marking, which allows them to move their products freely throughout the European Economic Area. CE marking is required on products that fall within the scope of any of the European Union’s Directives.

CE marking on a product is the manufacturer's assertion that the product complies with the essential / safety requirements of relevant European regulations.

Organisations are seeking to demonstrate to their stakeholders, business partners and customers some form of 'fit for purpose' assurance regarding their information security.

A small gap in an information security management system may have dramatic consequences. Organisations need to define and maintain controls to avoid risk of leakage or destruction of confidential information.

ISO/IEC 27001 gives information on measures, on what effects they have and how to implement them. The standard defines the desired best practice methods for controlling (Protecting) information - Confidentiality, Integrity & Availability.

Once you start using ISO/IEC 27001 as a basis for your ISMS, your management system can be audited and registered by a third party (Certification Body).

It provides a framework and assessment specification for a company to effectively deliver and manage IT services. ISO/IEC 20000 can be implemented internally by an IT department or externally by a business that provides Information Technology services for its customers.

TL 9000 is published by the Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST). QuEST is a grouping of telecommunications service providers and suppliers founded by members of the Bell Family with the intent of developing better quality requirements for the telecommunications industry.

WHO defines Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as “that part of quality assurance which ensures that products are consistently produced and controlled to the quality standards appropriate to their intended use and as required by the marketing authorization.”

The guiding principle of GMP is that quality is built in to a product, and not just tested in to a product. Therefore, the assurance is that the product not only meets the final specifications, but that it has been made by the same procedures under the same conditions each and every time it is made. There are many ways this is controlled - validation is that part of GMP that ensures that facility systems, equipment, processes, and tests procedures are in control and therefore consistently produce quality product.

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