Emphasis change
The word counts in ISO 9001:2000 compared to ISO 9001:1994, show a dramatic shift in emphasis for some important areas:
The word Customer is now used 48 times instead of 18 times
Customer Satisfaction appears 8 times compared to only once
The words Plan, Planned, and Planning occur 32 times versus 20 times
Quality Objective can be found 11 times instead of only twice
Improve and Improvement are included 21 times instead of only once
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