ISO 9000 base, better documentation, to cost benefits, and improved involvement and communication with management. According to ISO the 2015 version of the standard brings the following benefits: A common criticism of ISO 9000 and 9001 is the amount of money, time, and paperwork required for a complete implementation, and later when needed; ISO 9001 certification. Dalgleish cites the "inordinate and often unnecessary paperwork burden" of ISO, and says that "quality managers feel that ISO's overhead and paperwork are excessive and extremely inefficient". The level of minimum documentation for a minimum scope organization has been greatly reduced going from ISO 9001:2000, through
Symbols and conventions used in welding documentation Symbols and conventions used in welding documentation The symbols and conventions used in welding documentation are specified in national and international standards such as ISO 2553 "Welded, brazed and soldered joints -- Symbolic representation on drawings" and ISO 4063 "Welding and allied processes -- Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers". The US standard symbols are outlined by the American National Standards Institute and the American Welding Society and are noted as "ANSI/AWS". Due in part to the growth of the oil industry, this symbol set was used during the 1990s in about 50% of the world's welding operations. An ISO