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Industry is well aware of the need to ensure quality—it is vital to efficient cost-effective production. Perhaps more importantly, many major purchasers are now demanding proof of a company’s quality record and, as a result, insist that their subcontractors and suppliers operate to a recognised quality management system such as ISO 9000/BS 5750. Examples of such purchasers are British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), British Gas, British Coal, British Steel, British Telecom, the Ministry of Defence, major motor manufacturers and many well-known companies in the consumer (high street) sector.
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Smith, D.J., Edge, J.S. (1991). Obtaining Quality System Standards Approvals. In: Quality Procedures for Hardware and Software. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3862-8_10
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