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Written by a principal and co-owner of a consulting firm that does business here and abroad, this convenient guide features information on standards essential to trade partners and export marketers, including ISO 9000, CE Mark, QS-9000, SSM, ISO 14000, Q 9000, and others. In addition to reviewing the historical development of national standards and explaining the U.S. Standards System, this book discusses various standards-setting institutions, certification bodies, registrars, consultants, program qualifications, restrictions, compliance, documentation, and regulations. Despite the title, the placement of appendixes after each chapter limits the book's usefulness for ready-reference purposes. For example, the U.S. Industry-Related Standards Organizations by acronym are grouped separately from international counterparts because national and international organizations are covered in different chapters. Bibliographic references are limited to several per chapter and do not include electronic sources, although ISO Online is mentioned. For larger public library, corporate, and academic collections.?Elizabeth Connor, Univ. of Connecticut Health Ctr. Lib., FarmingtonCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Supplies hard-to-get information on American, European, and international standards. Contains valuable facts on standards-setting institutions, including key players, power blocs, ongoing standards programs and best way to implement them. DLC: Export marketing.

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International Standards Desk Reference supplies crucial, hard-to-get information on American, European, and international standards. It's packed with valuable facts on standards-setting institutions, including key players, power blocs, ongoing standards programs, and the best way to implement them. Author and quality expert Amy Zuckerman covers a wide range of topics and programs, such as the European Quality Award, CE Mark, ECO Audit, ISO 9000, and QS-9000. Readers will discover how to pick and choose among the standards programs, function in an international standards arena, and keep up with international trends. In addition, they'll learn cost-effective implementation of specific standards programs and the different program qualifications, restrictions, compliance issues, documentation, and regulations affecting operations in each country.

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Library Journal

Written by a principal and co-owner of a consulting firm that does business here and abroad, this convenient guide features information on standards essential to trade partners and export marketers, including ISO 9000, CE Mark, QS-9000, SSM, ISO 14000, Q 9000, and others. In addition to reviewing the historical development of national standards and explaining the U.S. Standards System, this book discusses various standards-setting institutions, certification bodies, registrars, consultants, program qualifications, restrictions, compliance, documentation, and regulations. Despite the title, the placement of appendixes after each chapter limits the book's usefulness for ready-reference purposes. For example, the U.S. Industry-Related Standards Organizations by acronym are grouped separately from international counterparts because national and international organizations are covered in different chapters. Bibliographic references are limited to several per chapter and do not include electronic sources, although ISO Online is mentioned. For larger public library, corporate, and academic collections.-Elizabeth Connor, Univ. of Connecticut Health Ctr. Lib., Farmington

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