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David L. Goetsch is provost of the joint campus of the University of West Florida and Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He also administers Florida's Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness that is located on the campus, and is president of the Institute for Corporate Competitiveness, a private company. Dr. Goetsch is cofounder of The Quality Institute, a partnership of the University of West Florida, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, and the Okaloosa Economic Development Council. He currently serves on the executive board of the Institute.

Stanley B. Davis was a manufacturing executive with Harris Corporation until his retirement in 1992. He was founding managing director of The Quality Institute and is a well-known expert in the areas of implementing Total Quality Management, statistical process control, just-in-time manufacturing, benchmarking, quality management systems, and environmental management systems. He currently serves as Professor of Quality at the Institute, and heads his own consulting firm, Stan Davis Consulting, which is dedicated to assisting private industry and public organizations throughout North America achieve world-class performance and competitiveness.

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Understanding and Implementing ISO 9000:2000, Second Edition, presents information on the newly updated ISO 9000:2000 standards. The text serves as a practical teaching resource and a how-to guide, appropriate for both traditional classroom and workshop environments. It provides a step-by-step model for understanding the year 2000 version of the ISO 9000 standard and its supporting documents, and for implementation and registration to the standard.

• Clear, easy-to-follow explanations of the standards and related concepts
• Case studies that apply the concepts to real-world situations
• End-of-chapter summaries, lists of key terms, and review questions that support the user's comprehension of the material
• Appendices of information that relate to the study and application of the standard, including a comprehensive checklist that will assist organizations in assessing their readiness for registration