ISO 9000 al." (2007) identified operational improvements (e.g., cycle time reduction, inventory reductions) as following from certification. Internal process improvements in organizations lead to externally observable improvements. The benefit of increased international trade and domestic market share, in addition to the internal benefits such as customer satisfaction, interdepartmental communications, work processes, and customer/supplier partnerships derived, far exceeds any and all initial investment. The increase in ISO 9001 certification is shown in the tables below. The ISO 9000 series are based on seven quality management principles (QMP) The seven quality management principles are: Principle 1 – Customer focus Principle 2 – Leadership Principle
ISO/IEC 27000 ISO/IEC 27000 ISO/IEC 27000 is part of a growing family of ISO/IEC Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) standards, the 'ISO/IEC 27000 series'. ISO/IEC 27000 is an international standard entitled: "Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary". The standard was developed by subcommittee 27 (SC27) of the first Joint Technical Committee (JTC1) of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission. ISO/IEC 27000 provides: ISO/IEC 27000 is available via the ITTF website. (free download) The standard describes the purpose of an Information Security Management System (ISMS), a management system similar to those