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
Data quality also scientific works using synthetic measure for assessing quality of Wikipedia articles in different languages. Methods for assessing data quality in Wikidata, DBpedia and other LOD sources differ. The Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA), is a member based, international not-for-profit association committed to improving data quality through the implementation of international standards. ECCMA is the current project leader for the development of ISO 8000 and ISO 22745, which are the international standards for data quality and the exchange of material and service master data. ECCMA provides a platform for collaboration amongst subject experts on data quality and data governance