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What are the similarities and the differences between ISO 9000:2000 and King Abdul Aziz Quality Award in KSA?

What are the similarities and the differences between ISO 9000:2000 and King Abdul Aziz Quality Award in Saudi Arabia? ISO 9000:2000 is: 1- Customer focus 2- leadership 3- Involvement of people 4- Process approach 5- System Approach to management 6- Continual improvement 7- Factual Approach to Decision making 8- Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationship

Public Comments

1. ISO 9000 is a recognized "standard" with specific elements to which you can adhere. The other is a recognition of meeting some generalized set of achievements. Everyone can be audited to ISO 9000, only some selected few get an "award".